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by DocTomoe 1286 days ago
That should have read maitresses (autocorrect can be a bitch), and the average life expectancy for a 19th century king was more like 70.

> Palaces 150 years ago sucked in comparison to modern apartments with isolation so good you barely have to heat, modern plumbing, hot water on demand, showers and electric toothbrushes.

I'd much rather live in Versailles or Neuschwanstein in their then-valid state than in an 1960s-era social-built flat, thank you very much.