There are vast swaths of history often untouched and glossed over by most of us. This week we welcome Nick Rogers, who wrote his thesis on leprosy in Medieval Europe, one such topic. We discuss some of the approaches to the disease at the time, curious details and misconceptions surrounding it, medical practices in the Middle Ages and how we might learn from this historical period.

Further Reading:

Stanford University, "A Modern History of Leprosy"

Maggie Tron, Bibliography on Medieval Medicine

Wonders & Marvels, "How to Cure Leprosy According to a Medieval Physician"