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The person who made the remark on the "thousand years without a bath," was Jules Michelet. There is some doubt, however, about what he was talking about, with some authors seeming to think it was the entire Middle Ages, others thinking it was only the time before the crusaders brought back a taste for hot baths from the Orient (though they had been around in Wester Europe since Roman times), and others regarding it as the time in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance after the public baths in Western Europe were closed after the Black Death.
I wish I could see this remark in its original form so I could understand its intent, but I have been unable to get it on the internet. Perhaps someone could find it and put a link to it below. In the mean time, there is a link to a related question about personal hygiene in the Middle Ages. It seems if Michelet was referring to the entire Middle Ages he was wrong, but that should be no surprise. Michelet seems to have been rather uneven in his treatment of history; his imagination makes it a truly wonderful thing to read, but an imaginative approach to history does not help accuracy.
What else can I help you with?
what period came after the middle ages?
The Renaissance ( which means rebirth) after a 1000 years of "darkness".
Are the dark ages and the Middle Ages the same thing?
Quick answer: Sort of. Slightly longer answer: Most scholars do not use the term "Dark Ages." This term usually refers to the period from the end of antiquity up until approximately the year 1000 C.E. Most scholars refer to this period as the Early Middle Ages. The is followed by the "High Middle Ages", 1000-1300, and the "Late Middle Ages" from 1300-1500.
When was the start of the high middle ages?
The Middle Ages lasted 1000 years, from around the year 400 to 1400. This is the period of time that the Black Death decimated much of Europe.
How and when the Middle Ages started?
It began in 410 AD with the fall of the Roman Empire and lasted a 1000 years.
When did the vikings find Iceland?
In Middle school, I was taught that the Vikings found Iceland (aka America) in 1000 AD. This was 450 years before Christopher Columbus.
Which middle east civilization lasted a 1000 years?
The Sumerian.
The middle ages lasted for 1000 years?
410 AD with the fall of Rome to 1400. Lasted a 1,000 years.
what period came after the middle ages?
The Renaissance ( which means rebirth) after a 1000 years of "darkness".
What was the 1000 year period called after the fall of Rome?
That 1000 years is called the Middle Ages, medieval period, or even Age of Faith.
What was the 1000 year period of the fall of Rome called?
That 1000 years is called the Middle Ages, medieval period, or even Age of Faith.
What years contained the middle ages?
Well I would say about 1000 to 1560 some where around there
Narrate a brief history of middle ages?
This is a statement, and it is impossible to narrate a history of a 1000 years on this site.
What our country would be like without the constitution?
The United Kingdom has managed without one for the last 1000 years
What years did Dark Ages n Middle Ages spanned?
410 AD with the fall of Rome to 1400 with the start of exploration. A 1000 years.
What year in middle ages did the chuch use superstition to control the people?
It was the entire 1000 years. Not one year.
How did the renaissance differ from the european middle ages?
Renaissance means rebirth and ended the Middle Ages. After a 1000 years man produced art, massive churches, and began to think in humanist ways.
How long is a millennium?
A millennium is one thousand (1000) years.
