History stuff (pics)

[swingle]

History stuff (pics) Went to Tutbury Castle today and learnt lots! Back in the days when they had The Plague to deal with,doctors protected themselves by wearing something similar to this over their face (this one's from Venice,Italy,and is just decorative) - the originals were made of leather. In the 'beak' they would stuff lavender so they didn't inhale the Plague germs. Because of the mask's resemblence to a duck's beak doctors became known as 'quacks.' The table below was known as a 'three plank table' for an obvious reason. When there were visitors the top would be turned over to the varnished side to impress the visitors. The next morning the visitors would come to breakfast and find that the table top had been turned back to the plain and much used side and would understand that they'd outstayed their welcome. Hence the saying 'the tables are turned.' Mary,Queen of Scots was imprisoned on 4 occasions at Tutbury Castle. These are exact replicas of dresses she wore A replica of embroidery by Mary,Queen of Scots

[susana]

and some more Near replica of one of Anne Boleyn's dresses (Henry VIII's second wife). The lettering was originally much smaller and on the left breast. It apparently translates as something like 'Do Not Touch Me' i.e.She was Henry Viii's as she wore it while waiting to get married to him while his first divorce was going through 16th century armour 14th century executioner's sword

[bertsch]

Unbelievable! Was that her prison garb?

[hilscher]

it wasn't like being in a prison She was kept confined in safe places and was continually moved around the country to try to prevent rescue attempts. When she was at Tutbury Castle she was even able to go out riding but under guard. She had her own garden too

[berwick]

Not exactly chained to a dungeon wall! I'm way too American to have any real historical knowledge. It just wasn't taught in public schools. But It's truly fascinating when you have something real to breath life into the story. I'd like to know more. Perhaps there are historical museums I could attend in the states?

[predmore]

have you been to Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth? I really enjoyed it even though it was out of season and the museum itself was closed

[montejano]

I went on a field trip when I was school. I don't remeber too much of it though. Houses with very narrow stairways.