Terrifying Details of Life in Royal Palaces That Will Stun You

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In a medieval establishment, a person could acquire only one of five jobs. For those who were members of the upper-class, you could become a nobility, someone in the clergy, or just a member of the royal court. Poorer classes became merchants, craft-makers, and workers. Which would you rather be?

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