tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post5835475649082112832..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENTS Mary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-72522397183941007742014-01-23T11:41:07.910+00:002014-01-23T11:41:07.910+00:00That was my line on it. My stable boy is a girl.
...That was my line on it. My stable boy is a girl. <br />When I discovered the boys had to sleep in the stables at night with the horses to keep an eye out for colic etc, it seemed likely there would be issues with lice. It also interested me to read that people were as obsessed with fresh air being injurious to health for their precious horses as they were for themselves so stables were draft free and tightly locked at night. The result was the stink of amonia by morning was enough to make your eyes water.Marie-Louise Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006940874591015786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-24067940815960162822014-01-19T15:18:42.271+00:002014-01-19T15:18:42.271+00:00Great guess Marie-Louise! I'd never have thoug...Great guess Marie-Louise! I'd never have thought of it but when it was said it seemed so obvious. Gosh Ruan you've got a story going right there. Stable boys came and went and stables were often like mainline railway stations are now so I think there'd be minimum 'vouching for' needed. My take on it was that it might blur the gender line as in medieval times no girl would have a shaven head... Theresa Breslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240135723649161949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-36708684983670810402014-01-19T13:42:27.229+00:002014-01-19T13:42:27.229+00:00Wouldn't a shaved head also allow someone to b...Wouldn't a shaved head also allow someone to be not noticed and hide in plain sight! also would people then, notice their servers or base servants more than we recognize our till assistant out of uniform? What a great way to hide, would only need the stable head to know and vouch for the hidden one as a distant relative :-)and one hidden highborn, good back story and a few skills and the ability to keep your head down! :-) now all I need is time to make it a story and then write it, etc... feel free to use and have fun folks.Ruan Peathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999492027801288004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-26906351553249236232014-01-19T11:54:40.121+00:002014-01-19T11:54:40.121+00:00So pleased to read about about the stable-boys'...So pleased to read about about the stable-boys' shaven heads! I've just put that into my up-coming novel as an educated guess. *phew!*Marie-Louise Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006940874591015786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-91927301093362050252014-01-19T11:34:16.959+00:002014-01-19T11:34:16.959+00:00It does seem like that, doesn't it Joan, when ...It does seem like that, doesn't it Joan, when you discover a little gem of a fact. Theresa Breslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240135723649161949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-12153264272902619252014-01-19T10:02:20.906+00:002014-01-19T10:02:20.906+00:00Those tiny, telling details - gifts!Those tiny, telling details - gifts!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.com