Wednesday, July 27, 2011
It's been a while.
I know it's been a while since I've been here. It's been so long that I kind of forgot what my pass word was.. So I'm back. With a whole new book idea and thoughts. Starting this Saturday I'll be starting a whole new blog right here..
Saturday, May 7, 2011
The year is.....
1558
And Queen Mary I dies and on November 17 Elizabeth has become Queen of England and the last Tudor heir to rule England.
And Queen Mary I dies and on November 17 Elizabeth has become Queen of England and the last Tudor heir to rule England.
Friday, May 6, 2011
It's Free For All Friday!!!!
I just decided since there wont be a blog today (I'm off to work early this morning)I thought it would be video Friday. These are clips from Elizabeth The Golden Age Enjoy!
OFF WITH HER HEAD!!!! My all time favorite part of the movie.
OFF WITH HER HEAD!!!! My all time favorite part of the movie.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! The crowd grows wild Part 1
Ever heard of London Masters of Defense?
No?
Me either and I wouldn’t have known either till I came upon a website while doing some research on names that were popular in the Elizabethan era.
What and who were the London Masters of Defense or Masters of Defense of London. I had to Google the name to see what it really was about and what I found was that it uses either name, it was a company that was recognized as teachers who taught a line of fencing in England, that was mostly centered around London, hence London Masters of Defense or Masters of Defense of London.
There really isn’t much information on when or where The Defense first started. King Henry VIII gave the guild to a charter in 1540 granting the company permission to teach all gentlemen how to use all weapons of war. The first concept of the guild was not unique, during that time there were schools who taught painting, singing and dancing and equestrian. Second, the charter had to be renewed by each new monarch, like most court documents.
The guild was divided into memberships of three ranks: Free Scholar, Provost and Master and at the top of the membership was the Four Ancient Masters, who ran the business, blow them were other Masters.
The Four Ancient Masters job changed as time went on and they didn’t leave any written documents to show how the group changed. Each Master had students from lower ranks who swore an oath of loyalty to their Master.
In order to move to another rank, students or what they were called scholars, would study weapons for a certain amount of time and then with permission from the Masters, the student would then ‘play the prize’ in order to advance to the next level.
The next level for the prize was Provost, which allowed Provost to open a school in their master’s name, and then they would have to pay a small fee for each student.
The last level was Master, the prize involved more and weapons vary, and this is where the term ‘prize fight’ came from.
Money! Money!
The first business of the guild was to make money in three areas; first was charging money for lessons for all forms of combat, either for normal business or penalties and charging for attendance to public functions, which was the prize money. Some charter schools were having students pay half of the tuition (getting a story idea here) up front and the other half at another time, charging 30 or 40 shillings for the fee, plus the student had to bring their own weapons or make arrangements ahead of time before his placement.
Second was that income for the guilds were charged to members and schools. A student had to pay 12 pence upon taking an oath to a master and 4 pence for entrance, when a student wins the prize he also has to pay a fee in order to advance to the next level.
Addition to the regular fees, the Company can charge for it’s day to day business, also they could charge other penalty fees to each member who failed to carry out the guild affairs in a proper manner. The penalty could be a fee of 5s. per Provost, who could be charge each prize candidates who don’t proper notify other members of the Company about up coming fights. A penalty of 6s, 8d was then charged to the Provost who didn’t show up to matches without a good excuse.
Even the public was charged by the Company to attend the match, and the public was then encourage to throw money if they liked the matched between students. To me this is beginning to sound very expensive, the student had to pay for posting notices about the match, and sometimes had to pay half of the travel expenses. The good thing was that the student also received money that was made during the match.
The matches or what they called prizes
There is no information on how to play the prizes but one thing is that theses matches were held out in public, such as markets, inns and theaters and became quite popular form of entertainment that drew out paying people. The prizes were banned during the plague or infections that could be spread among the crowds.
Since this is going to be a very long blog,and I dont' want to bore you to death with nonsense info. I thought I would make this a two parter. Until then. Au revoir!
No?
Me either and I wouldn’t have known either till I came upon a website while doing some research on names that were popular in the Elizabethan era.
What and who were the London Masters of Defense or Masters of Defense of London. I had to Google the name to see what it really was about and what I found was that it uses either name, it was a company that was recognized as teachers who taught a line of fencing in England, that was mostly centered around London, hence London Masters of Defense or Masters of Defense of London.
There really isn’t much information on when or where The Defense first started. King Henry VIII gave the guild to a charter in 1540 granting the company permission to teach all gentlemen how to use all weapons of war. The first concept of the guild was not unique, during that time there were schools who taught painting, singing and dancing and equestrian. Second, the charter had to be renewed by each new monarch, like most court documents.
The guild was divided into memberships of three ranks: Free Scholar, Provost and Master and at the top of the membership was the Four Ancient Masters, who ran the business, blow them were other Masters.
The Four Ancient Masters job changed as time went on and they didn’t leave any written documents to show how the group changed. Each Master had students from lower ranks who swore an oath of loyalty to their Master.
In order to move to another rank, students or what they were called scholars, would study weapons for a certain amount of time and then with permission from the Masters, the student would then ‘play the prize’ in order to advance to the next level.
The next level for the prize was Provost, which allowed Provost to open a school in their master’s name, and then they would have to pay a small fee for each student.
The last level was Master, the prize involved more and weapons vary, and this is where the term ‘prize fight’ came from.
Money! Money!
The first business of the guild was to make money in three areas; first was charging money for lessons for all forms of combat, either for normal business or penalties and charging for attendance to public functions, which was the prize money. Some charter schools were having students pay half of the tuition (getting a story idea here) up front and the other half at another time, charging 30 or 40 shillings for the fee, plus the student had to bring their own weapons or make arrangements ahead of time before his placement.
Second was that income for the guilds were charged to members and schools. A student had to pay 12 pence upon taking an oath to a master and 4 pence for entrance, when a student wins the prize he also has to pay a fee in order to advance to the next level.
Addition to the regular fees, the Company can charge for it’s day to day business, also they could charge other penalty fees to each member who failed to carry out the guild affairs in a proper manner. The penalty could be a fee of 5s. per Provost, who could be charge each prize candidates who don’t proper notify other members of the Company about up coming fights. A penalty of 6s, 8d was then charged to the Provost who didn’t show up to matches without a good excuse.
Even the public was charged by the Company to attend the match, and the public was then encourage to throw money if they liked the matched between students. To me this is beginning to sound very expensive, the student had to pay for posting notices about the match, and sometimes had to pay half of the travel expenses. The good thing was that the student also received money that was made during the match.
The matches or what they called prizes
There is no information on how to play the prizes but one thing is that theses matches were held out in public, such as markets, inns and theaters and became quite popular form of entertainment that drew out paying people. The prizes were banned during the plague or infections that could be spread among the crowds.
Since this is going to be a very long blog,and I dont' want to bore you to death with nonsense info. I thought I would make this a two parter. Until then. Au revoir!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Today in Tudor History..
On this day in 1581: Francis Drake is knighted by Queen Elizabeth I.
Sir Francis Drake, the Vice Admiral. Was the oldest of twelve children, his father Edmund Drake was a strong supporter of Marin Luther and was forced to flee with his family to Chatham in Kent due to the Prayer Book Rebellion in 1548. Francis was born in Crowndale near Taverstock sometime between the dates of 1540-1544.
Sir Francis was a sea caption, privateer, navigator, and self proclaimed pirate, he was also politician in Elizabeth I court and was rewarded on this date the title of knighthood. He was second- in-command of the Queen’s fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588 and died of dysentery in January 1596 trying to unsuccessfully invade San Juan Puerto Rico.
Sir Francis Drake, the Vice Admiral. Was the oldest of twelve children, his father Edmund Drake was a strong supporter of Marin Luther and was forced to flee with his family to Chatham in Kent due to the Prayer Book Rebellion in 1548. Francis was born in Crowndale near Taverstock sometime between the dates of 1540-1544.
Sir Francis was a sea caption, privateer, navigator, and self proclaimed pirate, he was also politician in Elizabeth I court and was rewarded on this date the title of knighthood. He was second- in-command of the Queen’s fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588 and died of dysentery in January 1596 trying to unsuccessfully invade San Juan Puerto Rico.
It's been a very long time!
It's been a long time since I've blogged, so please forgive me if I let life get in the way and have just ignored it. Somethings tend to change and it has. My idea that I was researching kind of changed.
I was going on and on about Ancient Greece, but a story that keeps fading in and out of my life has risen again..
LET THE PAST RISE TO SHOW US THE FUTURE!!!
By that I must tell you, there will be murder, mystery and the TUDORS!
It's something I tend to work on when it decides to knock on my door and this time I think it's here to stay.
I have come up with some ideas of what I want a daily blog to be about so don't get your tighty whites in a twist if it doesn't really go any way.. Just enjoy the fun.
I was going on and on about Ancient Greece, but a story that keeps fading in and out of my life has risen again..
LET THE PAST RISE TO SHOW US THE FUTURE!!!
By that I must tell you, there will be murder, mystery and the TUDORS!
It's something I tend to work on when it decides to knock on my door and this time I think it's here to stay.
I have come up with some ideas of what I want a daily blog to be about so don't get your tighty whites in a twist if it doesn't really go any way.. Just enjoy the fun.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
It's all about the scents!
I was going to post this tomorrow, but found out I'm baby sitting at the crack of dawn, then off to work.. So I'm posting it today.. HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY EARLY!
Last week I talked about Black Mulberries and Sweet Violets (which I forgot to post the myth of the violet). Today it’s all about Roses…Yes, the old bridal flower that have been used in weddings since the day the camera was invented.
But I’m not talking about those kinds of roses but the kind that grows in the Mediterranean area. I’m talking about
The Gallic Rose and the Rock- Rose.
Miss Rock-Rose, please tell us a little about you and where you came from?
Hi, my Greek name is Kisthos, but I go by the name Sally.
I’m from a small family of plants that is known for being a beautiful shrub, which is covered by me, the flower at the time of blossoming. My family is so HUGE, and I mean that in a nice way. There are about 200 of us all over the world. We can’t stand the cold so I have cousins in Europe and the Mediterranean, but I was told I have cousins in North America. We love the dry ground and sunny days, what can I say, I love heat?
There is a rumor going around that we’re bisexual, (laughs) I wouldn’t know about any of that. (laughs again) How would I know, I only live for a couple of days. The color I’m wearing is a pink but I seen others wear yellow and white. I’m widely used in perfumes, so I guess I smell nice.
In my family history the Victorians came up with a brilliant idea call the language of flowers (sigh). I love romance. And they named me some word I can’t pronounce Cistaceae, which I was told that it symbolized imminent death. How sad is that? Which means “I shall die tomorrow” (Starts sniffle a little bit) I don’t want to die tomorrow! Does anybody have a tissue?
Myth: The Gorgon Medousa was seduced by Poseidon in a meadow of rock roses on the island of Kisthene. The island was named Kisthene for the flower kisthos.
Gallic Rose you're next
Hey Rock-Rose, we kind of look a like. Do you think we’re related?
Hi, (waves) I’m Greta the Gallic Rose, my Greek name that the Greeks gave me is Rhodon. Don’t ask me why, but they did. I have other names I go by also.. French Rose, or Rose of Provins.
I’m a type of rose that can be found as a native in southern and central Europe and east towards Turkey and around the Causasus.
You can find me in large patches of shrubbery, and my stems have thorns. My sisters and I can grow up single but is known to grow up in doubles and or sometimes semidouble. Each one of us have five single petals that tend to be very fragrant and a deep pink.
We were raised by the Romans and Greeks, and some of my ancestors grew up in what the Middle Ages called a garden. And we are known to share a vegetative character, we tend to lay low and be suckering shrubs. Our colors is vast from white (which I was told was rare) to pink and sometimes a deep purple.
One myth: Death of Adonis. The flower was said to have sprung or been colored by the blood of Aphrodite's dying love Adonis.
Or myth two : Bouquet of Persephone The goddess Persephone and her companion Nymphs were gathering rose, crocus, violet, iris, lily and larkspur blooms in a springtime meadow when she was abducted by the god Haides.
Now I know I can find candles and live flowers that are roses, but they don’t sell Rock-roses nor Gallic in stores, so my search continues… Till next time αντίο (good bye)
Last week I talked about Black Mulberries and Sweet Violets (which I forgot to post the myth of the violet). Today it’s all about Roses…Yes, the old bridal flower that have been used in weddings since the day the camera was invented.
But I’m not talking about those kinds of roses but the kind that grows in the Mediterranean area. I’m talking about
The Gallic Rose and the Rock- Rose.
Miss Rock-Rose, please tell us a little about you and where you came from?
Hi, my Greek name is Kisthos, but I go by the name Sally.
I’m from a small family of plants that is known for being a beautiful shrub, which is covered by me, the flower at the time of blossoming. My family is so HUGE, and I mean that in a nice way. There are about 200 of us all over the world. We can’t stand the cold so I have cousins in Europe and the Mediterranean, but I was told I have cousins in North America. We love the dry ground and sunny days, what can I say, I love heat?
There is a rumor going around that we’re bisexual, (laughs) I wouldn’t know about any of that. (laughs again) How would I know, I only live for a couple of days. The color I’m wearing is a pink but I seen others wear yellow and white. I’m widely used in perfumes, so I guess I smell nice.
In my family history the Victorians came up with a brilliant idea call the language of flowers (sigh). I love romance. And they named me some word I can’t pronounce Cistaceae, which I was told that it symbolized imminent death. How sad is that? Which means “I shall die tomorrow” (Starts sniffle a little bit) I don’t want to die tomorrow! Does anybody have a tissue?
Myth: The Gorgon Medousa was seduced by Poseidon in a meadow of rock roses on the island of Kisthene. The island was named Kisthene for the flower kisthos.
Gallic Rose you're next
Hey Rock-Rose, we kind of look a like. Do you think we’re related?
Hi, (waves) I’m Greta the Gallic Rose, my Greek name that the Greeks gave me is Rhodon. Don’t ask me why, but they did. I have other names I go by also.. French Rose, or Rose of Provins.
I’m a type of rose that can be found as a native in southern and central Europe and east towards Turkey and around the Causasus.
You can find me in large patches of shrubbery, and my stems have thorns. My sisters and I can grow up single but is known to grow up in doubles and or sometimes semidouble. Each one of us have five single petals that tend to be very fragrant and a deep pink.
We were raised by the Romans and Greeks, and some of my ancestors grew up in what the Middle Ages called a garden. And we are known to share a vegetative character, we tend to lay low and be suckering shrubs. Our colors is vast from white (which I was told was rare) to pink and sometimes a deep purple.
One myth: Death of Adonis. The flower was said to have sprung or been colored by the blood of Aphrodite's dying love Adonis.
Or myth two : Bouquet of Persephone The goddess Persephone and her companion Nymphs were gathering rose, crocus, violet, iris, lily and larkspur blooms in a springtime meadow when she was abducted by the god Haides.
Now I know I can find candles and live flowers that are roses, but they don’t sell Rock-roses nor Gallic in stores, so my search continues… Till next time αντίο (good bye)
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