What Was Life Like In A Medieval Leper Colony? | Time Team | Chronicle

History Documentaries

Winchester was once a thriving city and the capital of King Alfred in the 9th century. A leper hospital existed outside the city boundaries, housing outcasts afflicted with leprosy. Time Team, a group of archaeologists, has three days to locate the remains of the 12th-century leper hospital. Geophysics survey the site and find building remains and traces of a wall, indicating the presence of the hospital. Excavations uncover the chapel, cemetery, arms houses, and the potential graves of notable individuals, including John Ebden, the former Master of the leper hospital.

Credit Chronicle – Medieval History Documentary