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paulawithlove |
Visiting court -- where does one leave their belongings?
Jul 4 2010, 4:28 PM EDT
When women visited court in, let's say, winter or fall, and the women were wearing heavy clothes/robes and hats/scarves to shield themselves from the cold, where would they leave their belongings? Surely, they wouldn't leave them somewhere at court if they were just visitors. Did they leave them in the hands of the guards or courtiers?Today, there's always the hat/coat rack and such where one can leave their belongings if they're out at a social event or dinner or something. How was it done in the Tudor era? Thanks for any responses. Do you find this valuable?
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Conyle |
1. RE: Visiting court -- where does one leave their belongings?
Jul 5 2010, 2:00 AM EDT
My guess is they had coat check, just as we do now.
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Nofretete |
2. RE: Visiting court -- where does one leave their belongings?
Jul 5 2010, 5:39 AM EDT
I think most people visiting were there for more than one day and had lodgings then, because you could not come to court just like that anyway, unless you had permission. But for a really quick visit, I guess people would have just had their servants hold their heavy clothing and stuff? I can't really imagine a coat check.
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MsSquirrly |
3. RE: Visiting court -- where does one leave their belongings?
Jul 5 2010, 9:37 AM EDT
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Yes I think you have to take into consideration what their status was. Those of high status would have had lodgings, those a little lower down would lodge in the town and even lower wouldn't have had many belongings anyway. People didn't change their clothes as much as we do. They had heavy outer clothing which didn't get washed as much as their under shirts and chemises. They would have held their coats or had their servants hold them. There were areas for the servants and they may have had to just sit with their master/mistresses belongings and waited for them. http://tudorswiki.sho.com/page/COURT+of+the+King Do you find this valuable? |
