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In Les Misérables, Victor Hugo claims that children were kidnapped during the reign of Louis XV, and rumours were whispered of the King's 'purple baths'. What is Hugo referring to here and would the rumours have been common knowledge to a reader at the time?

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According to Wikipedia, the now-Duke of Bavaria, Franz and his family were sent to a number of concentration camps, including Dachau. What do we know about the family's time in the camps? Would their lives have differed significantly from others there?

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In Les Misérables, Victor Hugo claims that children were kidnapped during the reign of Louis XV, and rumours were whispered of the King's 'purple baths'. What is Hugo referring to here and would the rumours have been common knowledge to a reader at the time?	3325
According to Wikipedia, the now-Duke of Bavaria, Franz and his family were sent to a number of concentration camps, including Dachau. What do we know about the family's time in the camps? Would their lives have differed significantly from others there?	285