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Heating
A king in dire financial straits institutes a controversial tax on fireplaces.
Bread
Ryebread causes a devastating disease in medieval Germany.
Neighbours
Villagers across Europe turn on each other with dangerous accusations of witchcraft.
Bins
A whole city is built from waste in Neolithic Turkey.
Laundry
The Ancient Romans use questionable substances to clean their clothes.
Sheds
A boy scout assembles parts for the nuclear reactor he’s building in his mother’s shed.