The Secrets of London's Buried Bones

This young lady had a rough old life: she lived between 1598 and 1853 and had syphilis and rickets

World's Oldest Profession
This young lady of 18 - 25 had a rough old life: she had syphilis and rickets. She was excavated from the unconsecrated burial ground of Cross Bones, used for paupers and prostitutes.

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