It is high time for another one of our blogs. This one will be a personal one, and will address a problem I have been dealing with the past month. As some of you might know, Wendy and I have both become mothers again this year. Now for myself, my milk has sadly dried up …
Seville, 1283 It was a very hot afternoon in summer at the castle during my residence in Seville back when I was a lady-in-waiting. We were to stay inside. Of course we were used to this; we never go far when the heat is unbearable. Being a woman, I usually got to play music, to …
Westminster, april 28, 1442 Today, news has reached us from Rouen. This morning the Duchess of York, Lady Cecily Neville, had blessed her husband the Duke of York with a son and heir. The boy will be known as Edward, Earl of March. The time of birth however, is suspicious and this author wonders about …
Healers among you know the great Mandrake: A plant that can have a strong narcotic effect. The problem with the Mandrake, however, is that it is a dangerous plant and it’s hard to get. You may not consciously hear the Mandrake’s howling, but if you are not aware of being near it when the plant …
Hamburg, February 11, 1402 I was 12 years old when my father told me it was time to go and learn a craft. He himself has always been a farrier, but I didn’t feel so much for it. So, I had to go and look for a master craftsman to teach me a trade. Like …
As the leaves turn brown, soon to fall from the trees, I take it upon myself to write of a summer story from my youth, so as to provide a last spark of sunlight from the past. Beynac-et-Cazenac, 1345 It was my first time. I lived my tenth summer when my father decided I was …
God has brought us summer and with it came upon us warmer winds. It’s the time for fruits to grow and ripen. Are you looking for something fresh to serve for your lords and ladies? Try for some cold soup! What you would need to please four of your masters: 250 grams of well ripened …
Sad news has reached us today that our beloved Queen Philippa, queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, has died. As we know, the queen has been occasionally ill. Earlier last year she was said to have been pregnant. Insiders of the court tell us that the already weakened queen had a stillborn baby. After this …
December 16, 1572 A reliable source let us know today, that there has been an uproar in the province of Holland last monday. In the city centre of the Hague, loud noises could be heard last monday evening. During a speech by the Grand Pensionary of Holland, spectators heard rattling, ticking and whistling noises. People …
Women come in every size and shape, and all of them are beautiful. It’s not easy for women like us however, the women of the twelfth century, to follow todays’ fashionable nobles. We’re being confronted with their paintings in churches and palaces. We see the straight, long legs of beautiful noblewomen, with broad hips, a …
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