For much of human history, sleeping arrangements were very informal.
It wasnt until the Middle Ages that people started to afford a bit of luxury.
Considerable attention was given to the bedstead too.
Made of wood, they were decorated with inlaid, carved, and painted ornamentation.
Upon these the mattress was laid and cushions with embroidered coverlets were propped up.
The worlds largest bed, the Great Bed of Ware, at Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Consequently, some beds were made solely to impress.
When William Shakespeare died, he famously left his second-best bed to his wife Anne Hathaway.
It was during the 14th century that four poster bed made its first appearance.
The Great Bed of Ware measures 11 by 10 feet and weighs 641 kg.
The bed was originally painted in bright colours.
Decorative woodwork on the Great Bed of Ware.
Graffiti on the Great Bed of Warered wax seals and carvings.
Some applied red wax seals to mark their night on the bed.
This made the Great Bed the most expensive single piece of furniture ever bought by the museum.
