The History of Beds

Up to a third of the typical Renaissance family's wealth would be spent on the bed and its linens. William Shakespeare famously left his wife Anne his second best bed. In royal circles, it became increasingly fashionable for rulers to hold court from their beds. Emperor Louis XIV routinely received visitors in his bed chambers,. including foreign dignitaries on sensitive political missions.

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