For a long time, in the general impression of everyone, Europeans will always be associated with aristocratic temperament. This aristocratic temperament seems to be an innate feature of Europeans, with noble, elegant, non-desecrated qualities.
Whether it is dress or architecture, Europeans always have a temperament that is not similar to that of other continents, not that they will be more noble than people on other continents, but that they have an elegant temperament.
Now our impression of medieval Europeans may come from various British and American dramas. But what exactly did the European medieval aristocracy look like in objective history?

The history books record that their words and deeds are indeed very different from those of us Asians, but not all of them are noble and elegant. Although their ideas will be more open and bold, the medieval European aristocrats, who seem to have developed civilized etiquette, are not as elegant as we think.
The British drama "Ming Shu" tells the story of such a phenomenon, around the 17th century, as many as one-fifth of the British London women who sold their bodies to support themselves and their families. Not to mention the Middle Ages after the death of Charlemagne, the status of women was even lower. Civilization is very barbaric, and there is no so-called etiquette morality at all.
In addition, the sanitary environment and basic sanitation facilities are also few, and the health and environmental awareness of the general public is almost non-existent. How dirty was medieval Europe? At that time, there was no large-scale popularization of toilets, even noble ladies went to the toilet in skirts, and ordinary people did not bathe became the norm.
The lady went to the toilet in her skirt
People have three anxieties, which are objective laws that cannot be changed. Even the noble Heavenly Son is inseparable from the restriction of eating and drinking Lazar. In the Middle Ages, sanitary conditions were not as developed as they are now, and simple "toilets" were subject to many, many restrictions.
The streets of the Middle Ages were not as golden as the TV series, dirty and messy and even beyond the imagination of ordinary people, at that time the toilet was extremely inconvenient, the excrement could not be disposed of in time, the whole street and even the whole country was filled with odors, and the entire European continent was shrouded by my preparations, especially the more developed the place, the greater the smell.
Because there was no developed urban sewer system at that time, there was no comfortable toilet and toilet, so at that time, even if it was a royal nobleman, there were only two choices for going to the toilet.
First, find a wooden barrel, which is somewhat similar to the ancient Chinese "official house". Because the women of the nobility at that time were more elegant and luxurious, the skirt was large and had a skirt support, which was not easy to take off, so it had become common for noble ladies to go to the toilet in the skirt.
These noblewomen would order their maids to carry a basin with them and put it under the skirt when needed to solve the problem of excretion.
The second is to go to a no-man's corner and solve it anywhere.
Excrement is everywhere
The glamorous aristocrats had the right to go to the toilet first, but the harsh sanitary environment made the existence of this right not worth mentioning. Because at that time, open defecation had become a habit of life, and it was too late to clean up. Even the nobles, who had the right to go to the toilet first, could not find a clean place to do so.
Even the Palace of Versailles, the Louvre and other splendid buildings have not escaped fate. As the two major points of today's key protection of cultural relics, at that time it was also a place of excretion, the sanitary environment was worrying, life was unbearable, and it was shrouded in a foul smell.
In the words of the time, versailles was like a large public restroom that could be used regardless of your status.
This is due to this habit, everyone has to be extra careful when walking on the street. It is understood that at that time, there was a saying that when dumping feces downwards, passers-by should be reminded three times so as not to hurt them by mistake.
The high heels and round top hats that we now see as representing elegance and status were not originally invented to be glamorous and good-looking, but to avoid stepping on feces and hiding from the excrement dumped on the head.
Not bathing for years became the norm
The Middle Ages in Europe are known as the Dark Middle Ages because during the period of religious domination, everyone's life was deeply persecuted by the bad culture of religious culture.
For example, at that time, the Pope felt that bathing was a very unfriendly thing, a blasphemy against God, and only by not bathing could he maintain his sanctity and be truly respectful of God.
Isabella I, in order to show that she had a true respect for God, declared to the world: I have only bathed once in my life.
According to historical records, the most important person in the Middle Ages was Queen Elizabeth I of England, who insisted on bathing once a month, but her practice was strongly condemned and fiercely criticized by the people and the nobility.
This lack of hygiene led to the later outbreak of the Black Death, which directly caused nearly 25 million deaths. It can be seen that paying attention to the importance of health for the development of a country, so what do you think?