Ooh, fabulous to know about the boned bodices. I don't know the ins and outs of Tudor fashion, so I'll have to check out that book.
Chastity belts honestly were around by the 1500s... at least the designs for them. I doubt they were used often, though -- they seemed to be an awful design until they switched to leather. Not to mention the horrible chafing and nastiness for the woman.
But yeah, medieval chastity belts never existed.
Chastity belts honestly were around by the 1500s... at least the designs for them. I doubt they were used often, though -- they seemed to be an awful design until they switched to leather. Not to mention the horrible chafing and nastiness for the woman.
But yeah, medieval chastity belts never existed.
So, why do you like "The Tudors"? Is it a guilty pleasure? God knows I like Gossip Girl enough, even when I know it's just an updated 90210.
I've never heard of chastity belts actually used before, but most of what I know about the 16th century is pretty much centered around Mary, Queen of Scots. You mean there were other people living in the 1500s other than Mary Stuart!? Hahaha... yeah, my knowledge of 16th century stuff is kind of sketchy. But I'm trying to change that. The more you know...! [link]
I've never heard of chastity belts actually used before, but most of what I know about the 16th century is pretty much centered around Mary, Queen of Scots. You mean there were other people living in the 1500s other than Mary Stuart!? Hahaha... yeah, my knowledge of 16th century stuff is kind of sketchy. But I'm trying to change that. The more you know...! [link]
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I will honestly watch anything period related, accurate or not. And the Tudors fits the mold -- I always take what it does with a grain of salt, but the romance mixed with the politics and religion interests me. And the man who plays Brandon is SMOKIN'. Jonathon Rhys Myers is a little too intense for me.
I bet, though, that Anne of Cleves is going to look like an anorexic model.
I bet, though, that Anne of Cleves is going to look like an anorexic model.
I think Jane Seymour looks like a Barbie doll, from the pictures I've seen. I think, though, I could only watch this show with lots of booze and friends around, to make fun of it. 
From what I remembered of Jane Seymour, she had a vapid quality to her -- and massive boobage.
I liked Anne's toughness and harpy edge -- every other woman had no personality compared to her, so I'm biding my time until Catherine Howard.
I did become quite sympathetic to Jane Parker... though it's been a while since I've watched it. George was a nasty ass to her....... that was ironic in a really gross way.
I liked Anne's toughness and harpy edge -- every other woman had no personality compared to her, so I'm biding my time until Catherine Howard.
I did become quite sympathetic to Jane Parker... though it's been a while since I've watched it. George was a nasty ass to her....... that was ironic in a really gross way.
What did Jane look like in The Tudors? I know they made George gay... Retha Warnicke (she wrote some revisionist Tudor history in the '80s) has a lot to answer for.
One wonders what they will do to Anne of Cleves in that show. Hmmm...
One wonders what they will do to Anne of Cleves in that show. Hmmm...
Jane Parker was blonde (of course), and pretty, but had some intelligence to her. She didn't want to marry George from the beginning.
I think they married about 4 episodes before he was beheaded. It's like a soap opera, no one ages!
I think they married about 4 episodes before he was beheaded. It's like a soap opera, no one ages!
Only 4 episodes? That's weird... they were married for 11 years. Plus you'd think their lack of children would make for some good angst. But then, I've never seen this addressed in all the Boleyn-based novels I've read (about half a dozen, I'd say).
I've been reading Samuel Pepys' diary for a while (c. 1660s) and he and his wife didn't have any children. Sam loved his wife and was ambivalent about having kids, but he and she tried for years to have kids, and consulted lots of people about it. There was even one time where he went to a bunch of older women and asked them for ideas about how to conceive, and of course the old ladies talked his ear off while he took notes. They suggested putting the bed at a tilt, among other things... comedy gold!
It probably would have been less amusing for George and Jane though...
I've been reading Samuel Pepys' diary for a while (c. 1660s) and he and his wife didn't have any children. Sam loved his wife and was ambivalent about having kids, but he and she tried for years to have kids, and consulted lots of people about it. There was even one time where he went to a bunch of older women and asked them for ideas about how to conceive, and of course the old ladies talked his ear off while he took notes. They suggested putting the bed at a tilt, among other things... comedy gold!
It probably would have been less amusing for George and Jane though...
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