Okay, they didn't really have plumbing in the castles of old, but they had to have something along those lines, right? They had chamber pots and outhouses, of course; but, especially in castles and big manor houses, they also had the garderobes to which I dedicate this gallery. (Note: they were called "garderobes" because people often kept clothing in them. The inevitably-associated smell helped to deter fleas and other cloth-eating critters. Thus "Garderobe" has also come to mean "cloakroom" or "coat closet" in some current languages and usages. Should you encounter something called a "garderobe," please determine which meaning of the word is intended before attempting to make use of the place in question.) So, let's say that you somehow find yourself smack in the middle of the Middle Ages, visiting your favorite medieval luminary, and you feel the need to visit the necessary ...