I believe many people have seen some medieval European films, some of which tell about the aristocrats of medieval Europe, and some tell about the courts of medieval Europe. People often associate medieval Western Europe with romance and fantasize about beautiful family love. It

I believe many people have watched some medieval European films. Some of these films tell about the aristocrats of medieval Europe, and some tell about the courts of medieval Europe. People often associate medieval Western Europe with romance and fantasize about beautiful family love. It seems that the same is true in TV series and movies. The Western European court and noble ladies always dress brightly, which makes people admire them.

There is another saying that Western Europe in the Middle Ages was a place that loved beauty. In that era, even men loved beauty. Many noble men think that wearing high heels and stockings are beautiful. They also like to buy curly wigs. This kind of wear is considered a fashion by the upper class in Middle and Western Europe, and people follow suit.

But in fact, medieval Europe was not as bright and beautiful as we thought, but instead hidden in the dark. What is the specific method of "hiding dirt and dirt"? Simply put, you will understand that in medieval Europe, people often did not take a bath once in their lifetime, and their dense hair was filled with lice and fleas, and even the bedrooms in their homes were filled with these insects.

is so exaggerated? Yes, the facts are so exaggerated. The early Europeans never took a bath for the rest of their lives was not because there was no hot water or inconvenient water supply, but because they simply believed that taking a bath regularly would harm human health. Early Europeans believed that the human body had a natural protective layer similar to a protective cover. If you take a shower frequently, this protective layer would be washed off, making people unhealthy.

But in fact, not taking a bath for a lifetime is not good for health just a nonsense for people. This perception leads to the fact that the Middle Europeans looked beautiful on the surface, and the nobles held gorgeous salon parties all day and night, but in fact they all emitted an unpleasant smell. Many European nobles did not mind this odor, so they invented various sachets, aromatherapy and perfumes just to cover up the odor caused by not taking a bath for many years.

But not every European thinks it is harmful to health without taking a bath. In the sixteenth century Britain, there was such a cleanliness king - Henry VIII . Henry VIII loved bathing and cleaning his body, which was considered a freak among the nobles who advocated not taking baths for the rest of their lives. Fortunately, the people at that time advocated taking a bath was a freak at most and would not affect their majesty as a king, so Henry VIII and the nobles should get along with each other.

According to historical records, in the midsummer of 1535, King Henry VIII of England led more than 700 servants to conduct a grand tour between palaces, aristocratic territories and religious facilities across the country. On the surface, this parade was to spread the king's majesty in the country, but there was also some personal reason for Henry VIII - cleanliness.

At this time, someone will ask, what is the connection between Henry VIII's squandering and being obsessed with cleanliness? Actually, it has something to do. Not long ago, Hampton Palace just held a grand aristocratic party. Henry VIII really couldn't stand the garbage, body odor, and excrement left after the aristocrats' gathering. So the whole family fled from their palace, leaving only a certain number of servants, allowing them to slowly clean up the messy palace.

The reason why Henry VIII did this was just because the aristocrats in medieval Europe were so sloppy. Not only do you never wash your hair and take a bath for the rest of your life, the bed sheets and bedding are covered with lice and smelly, but also urinating and defecating anywhere is basically a common thing.

I believe someone must have heard of it. Mediterranean European cities did not have a complete sewage discharge system. After people have conveniently kept their excrement at home, they usually poured their excrement directly into the street. Isn't this the same in European aristocrats? Those who gathered at Hampton Palace will not properly handle their excrement. Those with rules will be convenient for them to be in the toilet bowl, while those who are not very particular will be with some court officials. Like officials, they started directly in the corridors, fireplaces, corners of stairs, etc. of the palace.

For this reason, Henry VIII, who is a vicious person, can't bear it anymore. After a banquet, he had to send someone to clean a messy palace, and he could only escape from such a embarrassed "battlefield" and escape from Go to other places where there is no odor threat.