Versailles etiquette was as complicated and ornate as the furniture and artwork filling the great chambers of the French royal palace. The smallest details of life at court, including personal hygiene, were dictated, regulated, and policed. But more often than not, court etiquette at Versailles was more bizarre than it was dignified.
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i love the narrator’s voice
Knocking is rude but taking a dump in the drawing room is ok.. oh the French..
leave it to the french …inventors of perfume or destroyers of the bath..
Me after seeing this video: And this is why the French Revolution was inevitable.
Charles and Louis were cousins not brothers…..and Louis XIV built Versailles to keep an eye on the nobles….if they were at Versailles they couldn't plot against him. Thing is, unlike the English aristocracy, who spent alot of time on their estates and got to know the locals the French upper crust ended up distancing themselves and this didn't help their cause when the Revolution came about. The lever and coucher thing was a real pain cos let's say the highest ranking individul in the room is a count and he's the one that hands the clothes to the King (not kidding one piece of clothing was passed from one noble to the next util it reached the King) and then a Duke walks in….(Dukes were usually top of the chain after the king) the whole thing had to repeat itself. On one occasion people kept coming in and the King was feeling cold and at this point very irritated so he lost it and told them to get on with it lol
Charles II of England used to say that his cousin couldn't take a leak without someone holding the chamberpot for him….dang I would have had a problem, I've a shy bladder lmao. That princess who peed anywhere…well considering the enormity of the Palace getting back to your apartment (they were really small and uncomfortable, only the royal family had the best rooms in the house) was a real hike so no wonder if the urge was urgent they just let go lol Anyone can tell you, that is anyone who's been to Versailles, the place is a maze.
My dog also relieves herself in public, scratches at the door when she wants in, and watches me sleep and eat. And she’s a French breed. 😳IS SHE NOBILITY?!
Tbh, the only thing I would mid is the lack of indoor plumbing..
The women should have sewn a stool into their giant skirts.
It amazing me how the narrator pronounces names, places etc….
Wondered why Pepe le pew is French
Sounds like they were all real jerks that really flaunted their power in the people’s faces pretty extreme excrementing on the floor and making them clean it up, hmm 🤔 sounds familiar though.
Bruh.
I Always wondered how many items are preserved from that time, 1600s, other than portraits of Luy 14th, did they save his shoes with red heels, his ceremony cloak, weapons he used maybe? I know there are some items like some woman's dress from his period that is preserved and like older than 300 years, wish there is some page on net where i could see and read about it
4:54 And that armchair is called a "Fauteuil," I discovered this reading "the man in the iron mask." (Chapter 54: M.Fouquet's Friends)
6:20 King Charles II was 1st Cousins with King Louis XIV Not Brothers.
Whatever gave you the stupid idea that Charles Stuart, King of England was the brother of Louis de Bourbon, King of France? They were, indeed, related, Charles being the grandson of Louis's great grandfather, but hardly brothers.
Thanks.
Louis XIV and Charles II of England were not brothers. Thats a really big error. 😳 Remember the audience, we are history lovers.
Loved the building, especially the theatre, but life at Versailles really sounds unpleasant!!!
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Not ‘long heel red bottoms’ at the court of Versailles 😂😂
7:39 there is no chance that a dress was 3.6 m in diameter. The one you were showing as an example is less than two. 3.6 m is more than 11 feet. How could they go from room to room if their dress was 11 feet wide? C'mon now. I think you mean circumference.
im gonna recommend the high heels part of this video every time some homophobic basher calls heels for girls only and any guy wearing heels is obviously gay
I’m pretty sure that they also watched the royals “avoir des relations sexuelles.” So very French, n’est-ce pas?!!
I would love to hear your take on the founding of St. Augustine and tell us about the Castillo de San Marcos. America's oldest city and one of the only forts in the world that was NEVER defeated. Also your take on Juan Ponce de Leon, Pedro Menendez de Aviles, etc. You are truly an artist in the way you put your spin on history and make it both memorable and enjoyable. I thoroughly enjoy your channel and recommend it to a lot of people.
“My blood is so pure because my family only breeds with other members of my family”. Lmfao
French history is fascinating
Can’t believe the “stool” fact was not mentioned – a special chair used as a toilet bowl for royals only, it was a special time of the day when defecation happens because royals ate way too much, especially louis xiv. Defecation was seldom and it happened in front of public in his bed chamber. It was a proper job at the palace for people responsible of carrying the “stool”. Today we use the term “stool” for feces, thanks to Versailles.
Second, again a crappy one. A history of khaki colour. Thanks to a newborn royal and colour of his first ever excrement (again while everyone watching), a new fashionable colour saved especially for high status socialites was born – Caca Duphin. A color of prince’s Louis Joseph feces. That beautiful shade of brown was total fashion craze.
Etc. A lot of interesting things weren’t mentioned here.
3king Louis is now my rapper name.
the peeing thing is really gross
they said peeing but certainly itd be lots of poop
The full purpose was to take money away from potential threats.
For me, scratching on the door seems WAY more unsettling than a knock
As long as they're too busy kissing the King's arse, and spending a fortune to wear fancy suits to kiss the King's arse, they're too busy and too poor to rebel against the King.
Also, since i have teeth, jars full of spices and sugar and live in a house that doens't smell of shit and piss i think I'm better off than the King of France.
why are the ugliest men in history obsessed with being treated like fucking gods. like maybe if he lost some weight people wouldnt have to put his boots on for him and make a whole fucking ceremony out of it
Please make a video about Emma Goldman!
Well, having meetings sat the bed doesn't sound that bad. Why can't we still do it today? 🤣
Louis XIV was a cousin to Charles II, not his brother.
Ver-sails 👌🏻
Actually, Louis XVI could not have seen corsets during his lifetime. Corsets were not a thing until 1875. Long before King Louis XVI death in 1793. What they did use were stays. Picture 2. Picture 1 is a corset, but did not exist until late Victorian Era. Also, stays were conical, so the only thing that pushes down were the breats; which are mainly fat anyway. Tight lacing also wasn't a thing until the 19th century, so no. Stays weren't tight, and they would have been wearing them their whole lives, and not over the skin. There is undergarment separating the stays from the skin; since stays are difficult to wash. Washing those weren't an option.
I like the History Of The World Part 1 version of the French Revolution. It's freaking funnier.
Red symbolizes death in satanic rituals. That's why the French elitists liked red high heel shoes, to show who they worshipped.
Versailles:the most expensive, expansive and luxurious restroom on the planet.
The skirts were broader than 3.6 meters, which is roughly 10 feet! I doubt that very much. The paintings from the time shows they were maybe 3.5 feet but not meters. That would show up as much wider than high.
Do humans relationship with fungi next
So did they not wear underwear? Because how can a woman just lift a skirt and pee in hallways without the underwear obstructing the flow and giving some nasty kickback?
Ya I think the first princess was mentally Ill.
Great video
Every. Single. Sentence. Ends with a snarky aside or snide comment. 🙄
The Duke! Lol