*Mostly they perched on special stands that would be placed around the room.

And - well, got very used to standing for long periods of time.*

Queen Elizabeth, *Meg explains, helpfully.* One of those English queens - in her day, they all wore dresses like this, and these huge ruffs around their neck like this -

*She gestures extravagantly with her hands, by way of demonstration.*

I mean, I expect they worked very well to make sure everyone got the right amount of personal space, but -