Pre 1493 it could only be extracted from the madder plant and was quite insipid

Red has had a checkered past. The name red was assigned to any hue from light pick to deep burgundy and was highly sought after as it was rare. Europe was taken by storm when guilds began using the small crushed bugs to produce the most vibrant cloth ever to be seen.
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Charlotte:
I have seen this in other families.
(21 August 2016)

Charlotte:
My sister is 26 now and a mild narcissist.
(21 August 2016)

Charlotte:
We didn't get whatever we wanted and as a result we are productive members of society.
(21 August 2016)

Charlotte:
My older brother NEVER talked his way out of punishments and I only sometimes did.
(21 August 2016)

Charlotte:
We could not go to co-ed sleep overs.
(21 August 2016)

Charlotte:
My brother and I are 3 and 7 years older.
(21 August 2016)

Charlotte:
My sister even got to go to a co-ed sleep over (much to my father's dismay) though on a second occasion was one of the only occasions she was told no.
(21 August 2016)

Charlotte:
My father has rules, my mother does not when it comes to my sister.
(21 August 2016)

Charlotte:
If she is punished the punishment is not enforced as she wines and complains and my mother gives in.
(21 August 2016)

Charlotte:
My mother gets her whatever she requests.
(21 August 2016)