Yes! Yes! wasn't it great! Real re-enacting, telling us the things
they already know and the things they find out by doing.
I found it interesting that the "maidservant" was doing the work with
the horse, principally because she knows horses better than any of the
others. And the two "farm labourers" are archeologists, I'm assuming
they are used to long days of digging so they're fit enough for the
work.
Ruth, the "farmer's wife", has done work with The Tudor Group - I
remember her doing a lecture on swaddling at Kirby Hall one year - so
maybe she had her own corset that she knew was comfortable and reckoned
would be close enough to the date to live with.
Looking forward to Fridays from now on!
Jean
Kate M Bunting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
Did any UK list members see the first episode of this new series? It's
what we've all been longing for; a historical reconstruction series
using experts instead of whingeing, bickering members of the public.
Five people are working an early 17th century farm; they don't know how
to do everything straight away, but they know what sort of thing to
expect and are used to working in period costume. Great stuff!
Kate Bunting
Librarian and 17th century reenactor
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