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During the Medieval Ages, untidy residences forced European rulers to constantly move their courts. Some of the most historical reigns, like that of Catherine The Great, took place of against a backdrop of bad horrifying smells, overcrowded chambers, and lice-filled furniture. Charles II of England left his flea-bitten dogs lie in his bed chamber, where they made the room very offensive and left the whole Court stinking. The most pressing issue was the dearth of waste disposal in an era before reliable plumbing. Some courtiers never bothered to look for a chamber pot but just did their ‘things’ on the staircase, hallway, or the fireplace. King Henry VIII had many rules created to prevent such problems which were not really adhered to.
To keep his servants and courtiers from urinating on the garden walls, he had large X’s painted in problem spots but instead of deterring the men, it gave them something to aim for instead. He even decreed that cooks in the royal kitchen were forbidden to work “naked or in spacious clothes, nor lie in the days and nights in the ground or the kitchen by the fireside. Henry slept on a bed surrounded by furs to keep small creatures and vermin away, and visitors were cautioned not to rub their hands on tapestries or they might be hurt. The Western Europe belief that baths were unhealthy worsened the case. Although Henry VIII bathed often and changed his undershirts daily, he was a royal rarity.
It’s rumoured Louis XIV bathed only twice in his life, as did Queen Isabella of Castile. Marie-Anthoinette bathed once a month and the British king, James I, was said to never bath, causing the room he frequented to be filled with lice. It was said that Marie-Anthoinette was once hit by human waste being thrown out of the window as she walked through an interior courtyard. This unsanitary living caused countless death’s throughout royal European courts and it wasn’t until the nineteenth century standards of cleanliness and development of technological improved life for many people.
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