Although the fork entered society on the tables of rich people, many members of royalty, such as Elizabeth I of England and Louis XIV of France, ate with their fingers.
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Xiv
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The reign of Louis XIV lasted seventy-two years.
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Louis XIV had gum disease, rotten teeth and very bad breath. Oh, when I think about those poor mistresses!
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Louis XIV loved orange trees.
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