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(#7) Catherine The Great Had Erotic Furniture
From Redditor u/Potatoczar:
TIL Catherine the Great of Russia had a room in her palace filled with erotic furniture
Context: Catherine the Great did have a collection of erotic furniture. The collection included furniture adorned with phallic shapes and statues depicting explicit acts. It's believed that the pieces were either lost in a fire or purposefully removed from the palace.
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(#12) The Execution Of Mary Queen Of Scots Was Botched
From Redditor u/Albertbailey:
TIL It took three botched attempts to behead Mary Queen of Scots for treason against Queen Elizabeth. The executioner finally lifted the bloodied head [and] cried "God Save the Queen" only for it to crash to the floor as Mary had been wearing a wig.
Context: Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded by order of her cousin Elizabeth I. When the executioners made the first attempt at her head, the blade missed. It's rumored that she made a small grunt at this time, as she was not yet deceased. Another attempt at removing her head was made, and while it's believed that this is the attempt that claimed her life, her head was still not cleanly severed from her body. The third attempt proved successful - more or less. Her head was lifted and presented to the crowd, but as she had been wearing a wig, her head fell to the floor, with the wig remaining in the executioner's hand.
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(#3) The Queen Of Thailand Drowned Due To A Law That Forbade Touching Her
From Redditor u/jaiga99:
TIL In Thailand, it was considered a capital offense punishable by death if someone touched the queen. In 1880, the queen drowned when her royal boat capsized on the way to the palace. The many witnesses to the accident did not dare to touch the queen while she was drowning.
Context: In Siam, which is modern-day Thailand, there was a law against touching the queen. So when her ship capsized in 1880 and she was floundering in the water, no orders were issued to save her; to do so would have forced someone to break the law. Additionally, there were other beliefs that saving someone from the waters of the river would interfere with the spirits of the water, bringing misfortune as a result. The king was so upset that his wife drowned in front of onlookers who could have saved her that he punished the attendant who didn't call for her rescue to life in prison anyway.
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(#14) Queen Victoria's Upbringing Was Super Strict
From Redditor u/zitamagyar8:
TIL Queen Victoria was raised under a strict system called the Kensington System, created by her mother and Sir John Conroy. Her first two requests, upon her accession, were that she should be allowed an hour by herself, and that her bed should be removed from her mother's room. She also banned Conroy.
Context: A rigid system was in fact used to rein in any of Queen Victoria's mischievousness. The strict rules to which she was subjected were collectively known as the Kensington System; they were put in place to not only control her but also prepare her for ruling the country. It was also a way to ensure that her mother would be named regent when Victoria ascended to the throne.
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(#6) The First Female Ancient Egyptian Ruler Depicted Herself As Male
From Redditor u/Tokyono:
TIL of Hatshepsut, the first female ruler of ancient Egypt who acted as a full pharaoh. In art, she had herself depicted as a male ruler; she wore a false beard, had her breasts reduced and deemphasized, and her shoulders portrayed as broad and manly. She brought Egypt into a period of prosperity.
Context: Hatshepsut was the first Egyptian female ruler who had all the power of a pharaoh. Statues erected in her first few years of power depicted her as completely female, but after years as a ruler, she was depicted as much more manly. She was, however, still referred to as female - it was just the visual depictions of her that became more masculine.
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(#13) Anne Boleyn Didn't Sleep With Henry VIII For Many Years
From Redditor u/ClockworkJellyfish:
TIL that Henry VIII pestered Anne Boleyn for seven YEARS before she slept with him.
Context: Anne Boleyn is known for not wanting to be Henry VIII's mistress while he was still married to his first wife. It's believed that they didn't sleep together until after they had officially wed, which would have been about six years after they met.
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