tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post2058285756563830866..comments2024-02-05T06:25:47.170-08:00Comments on his story, her story: What was it like to be a child in Tudor times ?Amy Licencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872294626668954201noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-40452912207758603652024-02-05T06:25:47.170-08:002024-02-05T06:25:47.170-08:00Wow lolWow lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-59222096812850869522024-02-05T06:25:35.298-08:002024-02-05T06:25:35.298-08:00Wow lolWow lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-29655630321423407372020-12-13T19:00:05.691-08:002020-12-13T19:00:05.691-08:00They did but she lied about it. They did but she lied about it. Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174684540529232630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-30378941717951552062016-07-11T07:40:48.029-07:002016-07-11T07:40:48.029-07:00Discipline in Tudor Grammar Schools was very harsh...Discipline in Tudor Grammar Schools was very harsh, and would be considered as abuse-even as sexual abuse by today's standards. Boys would be flogged ie 'birched' on their bare buttocks with a thick and heavy bundle of brine soaked birch twigs , whilst kneeling and bent over a 'flogging block'- a piece of furniture designed solely for the purpose. As many as 50 strokes could be given in a single flogging, which would turn the whole of the punished boy's buttocks, including the anoperineal sphere, into a mass of blood and raw flesh. Floggings were given for the slightest mistakes in their schoolwork as well as for any misbehaviour, so it was virtually impossible for any boy to escape from being frequently flogged. The punishment was overused to the point where it became counter-productive and ineffective, as by their early to mid teens, most boys were so habituated, hardened and de-sensitized to flogging, that they no longer feared or cared about the punishment.<br /><br />Grammar schools of the period have therefore been described as being 'infernos of corporal punishment'. CP Historiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-6867160361798294632014-10-08T10:00:41.279-07:002014-10-08T10:00:41.279-07:00Thanks I have just finished my history homework......Thanks I have just finished my history homework.....this site helped me so much<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-39992297112241488222014-05-14T11:16:52.970-07:002014-05-14T11:16:52.970-07:00Thank you Amy. You referred me to you blog based ...Thank you Amy. You referred me to you blog based on my question about Queen Elizabeth Woodville and her siblings. Very interesting how children were raised in days long past. Patricia Bartchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-48937926011560174772013-11-18T10:44:05.644-08:002013-11-18T10:44:05.644-08:00You are most welcome Bradley, I'm glad it was ...You are most welcome Bradley, I'm glad it was useful for you. I hope you enjoy learning about the Tudors. Thank you for writing your comment, Amy.Amy Licencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16872294626668954201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-84183270212748208172013-11-18T10:16:30.449-08:002013-11-18T10:16:30.449-08:00thank you. this helped me a lot on my homework fin...thank you. this helped me a lot on my homework finding out about life as a child in the tudorsbradleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-71085007847410267332013-08-13T03:18:04.601-07:002013-08-13T03:18:04.601-07:00Many thanks Jacqueline, I'm glad you enjoyed i...Many thanks Jacqueline, I'm glad you enjoyed it.Amy Licencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16872294626668954201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-52937502528418713332013-08-12T19:44:40.196-07:002013-08-12T19:44:40.196-07:00Amy, you are so well educated! Truly wonderful blo...Amy, you are so well educated! Truly wonderful blog! I like how you point out that 7 was the "age of reason" which we called it well into the 1960"s. Can you imagine other people disciplining your children, let alone hitting them? We've come a ways at least. . .<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06895450011207903305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-20375970871384392802013-05-21T09:53:51.331-07:002013-05-21T09:53:51.331-07:00Hello and thank you for your interest, I'm gla...Hello and thank you for your interest, I'm glad you like the blog. The Royal Babies book won't be published until this July- but I have written 3 others which are currently out. I've just put up a link to other pieces I've written on Royal Babies, if that's an area of particular interest.Amy Licencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16872294626668954201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-3405607296179092522013-05-20T09:26:27.007-07:002013-05-20T09:26:27.007-07:00Just found this blog--nicely written. I'm book...Just found this blog--nicely written. I'm bookmarking it. One small nitpick--the expression is "toe the line", not "tow"--common mistake, but I was raised by an Australian -born English teacher. <br /><br />I'll be very interested in your Royal Babies publication. I'll look for it--hopefully it's out now. Starshadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12825710381713019921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-8514204948617467322013-04-04T14:28:43.506-07:002013-04-04T14:28:43.506-07:00You're welcome Marie, I'm glad you enjoyed...You're welcome Marie, I'm glad you enjoyed it.Amy Licencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16872294626668954201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-11176264641393529662013-04-04T13:25:59.445-07:002013-04-04T13:25:59.445-07:00Thank you!! I found this very interesting and am ...Thank you!! I found this very interesting and am now about to become addicted to your site!! xxMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06800740939632133862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-55883338545162038302012-12-29T05:47:49.269-08:002012-12-29T05:47:49.269-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-550120030863728652012-12-29T05:46:00.886-08:002012-12-29T05:46:00.886-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-23303492588350435622012-09-26T02:36:30.901-07:002012-09-26T02:36:30.901-07:00Hi Amy, its not the first time I have been spam! T...Hi Amy, its not the first time I have been spam! Thank you for your reply, you have a very interesting blog and I look forward to reading more. Next stop misogyny! Good luck with your biography of Elizabeth of York, I cannot wait for that!Thetudorkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996095509481178263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-7738177190419856472012-09-25T13:17:03.402-07:002012-09-25T13:17:03.402-07:00Hi Debbie- sorry, I've only just seen this, fo...Hi Debbie- sorry, I've only just seen this, for some reason my blog filed it as spam ! I think the Arthur and Catherine question is fascinating and will go on and on, possibly for centuries more. What happened on that night will only ever be known by two people but I think on balance, they probably didn't consummate it fully. After all, we know he didn't have much time left but they didn't- they may have been intimate but if Arthur did have some sort of testicular cancer or other "wasting" disease, he may have had the desire but not the ability. I think there is also a lot of evidence from Catherine's ladies about her disappointment and I don't think that lying about it is consistent with what we know about Catherine's character.<br />If you enjoy the "girl power" issue, have you read my later blog post on misogyny?Amy Licencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16872294626668954201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-22933948371667794362012-08-24T07:01:02.705-07:002012-08-24T07:01:02.705-07:00Thanks Amy, I found this really interesting. Do yo...Thanks Amy, I found this really interesting. Do you believe that Arthur and Catherine consummated their marriage or just that they were capable? I think its testament to some women of the age that they were able to exert some 'girl power' in the adulthood even though they were repressed under strict regimes as young ladies. Thank you for sharing. Debbie.Thetudorkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996095509481178263noreply@blogger.com