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In the vein of historical accuracy, that article repeats the assertion that nobles basically randomly pooped all over the floor in Versailles. Does anybody know
by dwohnitmok 6y ago
In the vein of historical accuracy, that article repeats the assertion that nobles basically randomly pooped all over the floor in Versailles. Does anybody know if that's actually true? I feel like I've heard so many conflicting versions of this tale (yes there were essentially small mountains of shit and nobody batted an eye, no these were basically lies and gossip and fabricated by enemies at the time and framed in such a way that it is clear by their salacious tone this was not normal and very disapproved of, etc.) that I have no idea what to believe.
- thaumasiotes 6y agoI tried to look into that claim a little more and found a website claiming there was a single French princess who behaved this way on the theory that she was too important to have to waste her time visiting bathrooms, and that her unusual behavior outraged the palace servants (who had to clean it up - the princess wasn't exactly wrong about being important). This seems more plausible than the presentation here.
- inglor_cz 6y agoIIRC it was pretty normal there to throw the content of the chamberpots out of the window in the morning. Which led to a great stink in the summer.