The nightman emptied the toilets of the city in the 17th century. It was dirty work, and his kids were considered dirty too “Working as a nightman was one of the few ways you could be pardoned and escape the death penalty,” says historian Ragnhild Hutchison. She's not sure it was a better option.
This demon wall was supposed to be from the Middle Ages. But it’s only 80 years old — and a fake. What makes a conservator paint a wall and say it dates from the Middle Ages? And how did this happen?