What I want to know is, in the Middle Ages, did they do anything for Housemaid's Knee? What did they put in their hot baths after jousting?

H.G. Wells
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In an interview with the Daily Mail, Benedict Cumberbatch said that he would like to play Dr. Watson in a film adaptation of Sherlock Holmes. In this quote he is mocking the medical treatment of the day. The late Middle Ages, from about 1150 to around 1500, was a period of great prosperity and peace for England.

A magnificent building boom took place in the 12th and 13th centuries, during which many cathedrals, castles, and abbeys were built. The result was a huge growth in urban areas and a strong economy. However, there were also signs of social decline, including a decline in standards of living, an increase in poverty and social unrest, and a decline in educational standards.

In addition, the mortality rate from infectious diseases such as plague continued its steady rise. To treat patients suffering from these diseases, physicians resorted to blood-letting and other "unorthodox" practices at the time.

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