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Originally Posted by MargaretR
I know that camphor blocks were 'stitched in' to vests and liberty bodices in winter, as an attempt to avert colds.
Bathing became more frequent in Tudor times when Queen Elizabeth I set the trend by bathing once a month.
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My mum used to insist I wore a liberty bodice when I was young to protect my chest, some bloody use they were
