tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post4750502058378661755..comments2024-03-14T05:56:44.390+00:00Comments on Edward II: But They Were In A Chamber Together!Kathryn Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-86311950537491764822017-04-30T20:58:46.383+01:002017-04-30T20:58:46.383+01:00Interesting information, as always! Have you ever ...Interesting information, as always! Have you ever seen the miniseries <i>World Without End</i>? One of the episodes (the first one, I think) has Edward III storming into Isabella's bedchamber and arresting Roger Mortimer, which I did not know was incorrect until you pointed it out. But since the miniseries mostly focuses on fictional characters during the era, it's surprisingly accurate (to my knowledge). It also features Edward II surviving his deposition ;)Meghana Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-18770394570641270872017-04-26T08:38:32.446+01:002017-04-26T08:38:32.446+01:00Good text. This is very common mistake done these ...Good text. This is very common mistake done these days and I am pretty sure some do it on purpose, just to make it appear that Roger the Rod and sexually overcharged she-wolf were having bedroom skin brawling all day every day, when in reality we have no evidence what so ever that they were lovers or even had an intimate relationship at all at any given time.<br /><br />Chamber really was not a bedroom, thus when a lady announced that she retires to her chambers it meant that she went to her private quarters, her rooms, apartment, not just a bedroom. <br /><br />So many things are mistaken, transformed into modern meanings, when people talk about and recreate medieval times. It is done in literature, movies and tv-shows, and amazingly: in so-called history too. <br /><br />Personally I am always slightly annoyed when women run around medieval England with huge 80's perm wildly flying around their heads, the biggest hair-do's naturally on the heroine's head. when in reality all women covered and tied their hair, except prostitutes. Just a detail but always annoying.sami parkkonennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-84219003007165855462017-04-23T18:35:47.308+01:002017-04-23T18:35:47.308+01:00I wonder what the group were discussing? I'll ...I wonder what the group were discussing? I'll look again at this event as I expect I've missed something. Possibly something very sensitive as otherwise why be together in a 'chamber', not in the 'great hall' or 'privy chamber'; listening ears that may betray them they thought? I did laugh about the bishop though - desperate or what to try to escape in that fashion. AmandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-55813891722183012812017-04-23T13:02:59.572+01:002017-04-23T13:02:59.572+01:00Many people tend to misinterpret certain medieval ...Many people tend to misinterpret certain medieval concepts in modern terms. I must admit, when I first heard the gentle Mortimer' line, it made me chuckle. Gentle and Mortimer really shouldn't appear in one sentence. But once the original is seen, the real meaning becomes much clearer. As for chamber, yes, it was so, so much more than just a place to sleep - it was the beating heart of a noble's household, where everything got done. Great post :-)Juleshttp://www.ladydespensersscribery.comnoreply@blogger.com