high-heeled shoes are commonplace nowadays, and they are all shoes that women choose to wear for beauty. However, there is a saying that high-heeled shoes have an origin that the initial users are men, not women.
It is said that the high heels were invented by the French king Louis XIV . Because Louis XIV was short in stature, he asked the craftsman to add a high heel to the sole. Later this way of wearing it was spread among the French aristocracy. The tradition of nobles wearing high heels.
But there is another saying that high-heeled shoes were invented to prevent clothes from getting dirty. At that time, there were feces and various decaying animal carcasses everywhere in Europe. , So he invented high-heeled shoes to prevent clothes from getting dirty.
The industrial revolution led to the rapid development of Europe, the population also increased a lot, cities were prosperous, and trade was frequent. However, at that time Europe only focused on industrial development, neglected the management of cities, and correspondingly lacked experience in urban management. , And there is no awareness of environmental protection. Garbage can be seen everywhere on the street. Horse-drawn carriages are also one of the main means of transportation. A lot of feces will be left in the past, and the carcasses of animals are also thrown on the street.
At that time, the toilet was a luxury accessory. Only the nobles could own the toilet, so the common people who did not have the toilet could not control their physiological reactions, so they went wherever they were, the most primitive state.
Even Europeans who have toilets just put a fig leaf on the issue of going to the toilet. At that time, there were no sewers in Europe and there was no place to drain the excrement, so they poured it directly on the street or poured it into the river. inside.
The big round top hat in medieval Europe was also invented for the reason of spilling feces everywhere, because you don’t know when you will be caught when you walk on the street, so you invented the circle. Shaped top hat to dodge the attack.
It is said that there was a law as early as 1279: " no one can dump water and excrement at will,It is not allowed during the day, otherwise you will be fined 40 pence .
But the nobles in Europe are wealthy people. They don’t care about the money. They still pour it on the streets, day and night.
The administrator has no way, but there must be a way, so the decree is amended: "If you are willing to shout three times to pay attention to the dirty stuff, then you can splash it on the street.
At that time, the whole country in Europe was full of peculiar smells. The streets were full of all kinds of dirty things. The more developed the area, the greater the smell.
, Even the splendid Versailles and Louvre are also such scenes. There is a history that records the Louvre
" in and out of the palace, in the aisles everywhere. Behind the door, and almost everywhere, people can see thousands of piles of feces, people will smell the smelly smell, this is the nature of those who live in the Louvre, as well as those who go up daily Caused by demand... ”
The two major cultural relics that are now being protected are also places to go to the toilet at that time. They are like large public toilets. No matter what status you can go to the toilet, the key is Pull everywhere...
In such a situation, even King Louis XIV could not bear it and forced him to move everywhere.
The large skirts worn by European noble women in the Middle Ages are handed down. It was also invented for the convenience of going to the toilet. Even if the nobles have toilets, there are many people going up and down at home, and there are few toilets. Their big skirts make it easy for them to squat down to go to the toilet at any time.It is not easy to be seen by others. For them, it is an artifact of going to the toilet. According to historical records: During the ceremony celebrating Anna Pauline becoming the queen of Henry VIII , two maids have been squatting under the table during the entire banquet, preparing to catch her excrement. One holds the potty, the other holds the tissue . Excretion while eating. It's disgusting to think about this scene. .
In addition to the problem of going to the toilet, at that time Europe still could not take a bath. The industrial revolution was prevalent, and various polluted gases were emitted, and dirty and unpleasant gases were directly discharged into various At that time, the Danube water was full of industrial waste water and excrement. At that time, the entire European continent was covered by peculiar smells, and it was inevitable that plague would break out later.
These introductions, with words, you can imagine how dirty Europe was at that time, and there will be a dirty history behind the bright and beautiful.
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