Again it all depends what you mean by... Henry II organised the "stews" (bathhouses with
opportunity for sex)
in 1161. And the famous "seraglios" were introduced in 1750. A certain Mrs. Goadby had
visited the French
sérails, esp. those of Justine, Paris and Montigny: in all such establishments high
standards were maintained; many
beautiful girls were employed with various talents. Mrs. Goadby even went so far as to employ
a physician to
look after the health of the girls; and she imported fine silks from France. The result of such
enterprise was that
she became extremely wealthy and later retired to the country.