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SOURCES – 13 historical jobs that were basically death sentences

The following sources were consulted in the preparation of the article “13 historical jobs that were basically death sentences.”

  1. The trouble with Chimneys: from Percival Potts to Archibald Leitch
  2. Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija
  3. Lead Houses: White Lead Processing at the Chester Leadworks
  4. Nine Women Reveal The Dangers Of Working In A Munitions Factory
  5. The Story of Sponge Divers
  6. The ‘Powder Monkeys’ of the Napoleonic Royal Navy
  7. Navvies: workers who built the railways
  8. Water Logs
  9. Tunnelling in WWI
  10. The Great Plague of 1665
  11. Castle Characters – Gong Farmer
  12. Quite Likely the Worst Job Ever
  13. Venationes