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 …
Today we received the shocking news that, after last week’s massacre in which 18 nobles from the Netherlands were killed in the market in Brussels, the Counts of Egmont and Horne have been beheaded. We received this news from our dear friend, Sister Maria Luyten. She says she will incorporate these significant events into her …
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 …
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You’ve dreamt of a big family since you were a small maiden. Now the time has finally arrived: your union has been blessed by the priest and hopefully your womb will be equally fulfilled. Even though we all know all life is a gift from God, a miracle and mystery, there are some things you …
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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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Most people have the same color of the eyes as their parents do. Some people have an in between version of their parents eyes. Did you know the way your eyes look can tell you something about your mood? In the middle ages, people used to believe that the body consisted of four humors: Blood, …
