The wool looked soft. The danger was alive. In Victorian Bradford, wool workers handled imported fleece, alpaca and animal hair packed with dust. Some of that wool carried anthrax. Workers called it woolsorters’ disease. At first, it could look like a small mark on the skin. Then came fever. Swelling. Fear. For years, workers died after touching the fibres that helped make Britain rich. Eventually, doctors proved the wool itself was the danger. But only after bodies had become evidence. The coat was soft. The cloth was expensive. But the wool left a mark. Follow for Britain’s darkest forgotten stories. #BritishHistory #DarkHistory #VictorianHistory #IndustrialHistory #HistoryReels