Jamestown Settlement- A Brief & Gruesome Medical History

The colonists were trying to grow a new settlement in a time when miasma theory still ruled, bloodletting was the hottest cure-all, and germ theory was nonexistent. What could go wrong? Well, a lot. Please leave a review or rating if you haven’t already done so, subscribe to the show, find us on social media, and share these episodes with friends. You can find the artifact collections mentioned in this episode at www.historicjamestowne.org --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pineovercoat/support