The Executioner’s Perfume – Smelled Like Roses, Surrounded by Death

In the Middle Ages, executioners were surrounded by death.
Blood. Rot. Fear.
The smell? Unbearable.

So what did they do?

They wore custom perfumes — rose oil, herbs, vinegar…
Not to impress.
But just to survive the stench.

🎬 History’s strangest survival tactic.
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