The Medieval Meeting That Collapsed Into a Toilet Pit

In July 1184, a royal political meeting in Erfurt reportedly became one of medieval Europe’s strangest disasters when an overcrowded upper room collapsed through the level below and into a latrine chamber. Around sixty people are traditionally reported to have died. King Henry VI survived because he was positioned in a safer stone window recess and was later rescued by ladder. Would you have believed this if it were not documented? Subscribe to Who Cares History for more real history that sounds made up. #WhoCaresHistory #WeirdHistory #MedievalHistory #Erfurt #HistoryShorts #ErfurtLatrineDisaster #GrossHistory

In July 1184, a royal political meeting in Erfurt reportedly became one of medieval Europe’s strangest disasters when an overcrowded upper room collapsed through the level below and into a latrine chamber. Around sixty people are traditionally reported to have died. King Henry VI survived because he was positioned in a safer stone window recess and was later rescued by ladder. Would you have believed this if it were not documented? Subscribe to Who Cares History for more real history that sounds made up. #WhoCaresHistory #WeirdHistory #MedievalHistory #Erfurt #HistoryShorts #ErfurtLatrineDisaster #GrossHistory

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