tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post644250107952494021..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: GUESS WHO - or the debate over the Radegonde mural in Chinon. By Elizabeth ChadwickMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-57642757100303516282015-09-02T08:35:42.475+01:002015-09-02T08:35:42.475+01:00it is very unlikely, that a royal woman like Elea...it is very unlikely, that a royal woman like Eleanor would have been depicted riding astride as a man. (I´m doing Research on the suject of womens ridng style for a Long time) Riding side saddle was the accepted way of riding for a christian women of high rank. The depiction of a woman riding side saddle was a proof of her high social rank and was used in manuscripts and for seals, especially in the 13th century. <br /><br />So I agree: the riders all a men. The scene reminds to the "Jungherrensiegel" (seals) of the early 13th century. The heir was usually shown on horseback, carrying a hawk, while the father used the traditional eqestrian seal. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16275976528458677559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-7761523861663255362015-02-19T16:32:42.538+00:002015-02-19T16:32:42.538+00:00Totally fascinating. The use of the image to illu...Totally fascinating. The use of the image to illustrate Alienor has become reified over the past decade by constant re-use, especially on the Internet. Another image used frequently is taken from the Manesse Codex of 1304. A few years ago the French Post Office actually issued this as a stamp with "Alienor d'Aquitaine" written on it!JuliannaLeeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083877155357874023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-69277757596603398712014-10-29T12:30:55.948+00:002014-10-29T12:30:55.948+00:00Fascinating! Your theory makes total sense. They...Fascinating! Your theory makes total sense. They look male to me, too.caroline Wrarfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089414353993365845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-55318783669059862672014-10-26T11:06:03.279+00:002014-10-26T11:06:03.279+00:00Totally agree, Elizabeth.Totally agree, Elizabeth.Tiecelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333055322251364734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-47802338581752850442014-10-24T22:03:19.845+01:002014-10-24T22:03:19.845+01:00Yes, I have heard this theory before, that all the...Yes, I have heard this theory before, that all these figures are male. Most interesting!Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-75425451686546055062014-10-24T16:54:10.810+01:002014-10-24T16:54:10.810+01:00so interesting thank you, and the same week I read...so interesting thank you, and the same week I read this, http://caithnessroots.co.uk/2014/10/22/the-man-with-the-top-hat/ which while more modern has the same questions to ask.Ruan Peathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999492027801288004noreply@blogger.com