“Reading, embroidering, entertaining guests or strolling in the private garden.”
Wasn’t a bad life.
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@EastburyManor House, Barking. @nationaltrust.
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What’s this?
“No respectable Tudor lady wore knickers not even the queen.”
Goodness.
I was wondering about urine?
“Washerwoman used it as a stain remover.
Cloth makers used it to clean there wool.
Dyers added it to their coloured dyes to stop the colours from washing out.”
I use it to mark my territory.
The rooms were good when they had stuff in.
Particularly enjoyed the “chamber above the buttery.”
3 Colin Stars,
Cheers,
Martin x
