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Elizabeth I reportedly bathed just once a month
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To be royalty in the 16th century meant you could afford massive jewels, but apparently not soap. Queen Elizabeth I famously boasted that she took a full bath once every single month, 'whether she needed it or not.' Given that the average commoner believed submerging in hot water opened the body up to plague air, her monthly dip was actually considered wildly excessive by the filthy masses.
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