The people of the Middle Ages acquired a kind of bad reputation when it came to cleanliness, especially the peasant class. However, despite the general lack of running water and other amenities, there were common expectations of personal hygiene such as washing regularly in a basin, especially hands before and after meals, which was considered etiquette to a time when cutlery was still an exception for most people. The wealthier could afford more frequent baths, and castles, mansions, monasteries, and towns provided their residents with better toilets with a more efficient drainage system, and sometimes even had running water thanks to the ancient combination of cisterns and the law of gravity. Naturally, the standards of hygiene varied according to time and place, and even, of course, according to individuals, just like today; the following examines hygienic habits and expectations in medieval Europe

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