Erfurt Latrine Disaster
How did a toilet kill nobles?
4.4 (36)
39 mins
Explore the horrifying accident that turned a medieval political gathering into a mass death event. Discover how the weight of the assembled nobles caused the church floor to give way, trapping victims in the sewage-filled pit beneath them. Also understand how what began as an important meeting ended as one of medieval Europe's most bizarre tragedies.
Ep 1:
A Kingdom's Deadliest Meeting
In 1184 Erfurt, a decades-long feud over a wealthy imperial city, a stolen manuscript, and a provocative castle set the stage for medieval Europe's most horrifying royal gathering.
Ep 2:
The Diet, the Cesspit, and the Collapse
A royal hearing meant to settle a bitter feud packs a crumbling church floor above a festering cesspool, unleashing a catastrophic collapse that kills dozens in gruesome, gas-choked chaos.
Ep 3:
Survivors, Myths, and Reckonings
Three feuding power players cling to survival while myths grow around the disaster—revealing how unresolved rivalries, a returned manuscript, and fateful voyages shaped the decades that followed.
Discussions (5)
Santiago
Level 10 · 2 weeks agoHenry stole a book on his wedding night lmaooo 💀
Miles
Level 7 · 2 weeks agoLouis didn't just 'survive by luck' he was actively pulled out
Cole
Level 9 · 2 weeks ago95% died? That checks out.
