tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post6453296944341814353..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Come play with me-part 1 Debra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-34726193331744219472014-03-15T06:21:55.613-07:002014-03-15T06:21:55.613-07:00Great post. I just have one question: what is your...Great post. I just have one question: what is your source for the statement that "strenuous exercise" was not considered healthy for girls in the Middle Ages? <br /><br />I have never seen anything that would suggest girls were coddled in the Middle Ages. After all, they were expected to climb all those castle stairs without getting out of breath and to ride long distances in all kinds of weather. (No comfy carriages yet!) They certainly hunted and hawked, and on occassion acted as commanders of castles under seige -- though of course it is nonsense to suppose they weilded weapons or had the strength required of boys. Still, I've never seen any suggestion in my research that girls were discouraged from physical exerciset, provided they could do it in "decent" clothing and were not pitting themselves against men. If I've missed a source, I'd like to know what it is. Thank you!Helena P. Schraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06535398166485310212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-48999615258869429012014-03-11T09:18:48.222-07:002014-03-11T09:18:48.222-07:00Sorry. I posted pretty much the same info twice. ...Sorry. I posted pretty much the same info twice. Thought I accidentally deleted the first. Sorry to anticipate next month's post. Thanks for the info and your patience with me.Deborah Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440423047233791148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-5375569154531329612014-03-11T07:50:55.032-07:002014-03-11T07:50:55.032-07:00They were played and in fact I believe it was at C...They were played and in fact I believe it was at Cambridge that the governors had to make an edict against playing them on the steps of the main building. That's in the next part of this post.Thanks, Deborah Ann!Maria Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06240186239574188022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-59077466912644800432014-03-11T07:49:18.108-07:002014-03-11T07:49:18.108-07:00Yes they were. They're in part 2 of this post ...Yes they were. They're in part 2 of this post scheduled for next month. Thanks Deborah Ann!Maria Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06240186239574188022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-53195034761734760842014-03-11T02:21:43.758-07:002014-03-11T02:21:43.758-07:00That was a very informative post. I found it gun ...That was a very informative post. I found it gun to see what has passed on through the ages. I wonder if marbles was played in England. I know it was played in Colonial America. I have marbles from the 1700's. Thank you for taking the time to share this with us.Deborah Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440423047233791148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-29634842730208126352014-03-11T02:17:37.602-07:002014-03-11T02:17:37.602-07:00Thank you. That was enjoyable. I believe marbles...Thank you. That was enjoyable. I believe marbles may have also been popular. At least they were in America. I have some from the late 1700's. It is fun to see what toys have passed down through the ages.Deborah Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440423047233791148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-13555314983404570092014-03-10T23:47:15.016-07:002014-03-10T23:47:15.016-07:00Interesting and useful facts. Thanks for sharing i...Interesting and useful facts. Thanks for sharing it.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716003019499843582noreply@blogger.com