Comments on The Raucous Royals: Going Back to School - Renaissance Style

entspinster - oh i forgot about Jane Grey....that ...

2009-09-17T05:48:50.747-07:00

entspinster - oh i forgot about Jane Grey....that is a good one. She certainly had it rough as a kid.

Jane Grey complained that her parents were what we...

2009-09-15T19:12:08.734-07:00

Jane Grey complained that her parents were what we would call physically and verbally abusive, and hypercritical. They demanded that she do everything "ever so perfectly as God made the world". Her tutors, in contrast, gave her kindness and praise, No surprise that Jane was considered "bookish",

AlphaBetic. Jeepers. I've been reading about the...

2009-09-15T12:14:07.372-07:00

AlphaBetic. Jeepers.

I've been reading about the Thirty Years War, evidently Henry IV beat up Louis XIII quite a bit. But that was his dad, not his tutor.

Those alphatetic Death pictorials might make a nic...

2009-09-15T12:11:39.339-07:00

Those alphatetic Death pictorials might make a nice comeback today.

Leslie, you just gave me an idea for another post ...

2009-09-14T06:38:38.068-07:00

Leslie, you just gave me an idea for another post – royal kids that got whacked by their tutors and caregivers and how that might have altered their personalities.

I remember Peter the Great ordered much abuse on his son. And the French certainly didn’t believe in having whipping boys. (you probably could come up with much more than me). The whipping boy occupation was just an English occupation (mostly the Stuarts) and didn’t seem to catch on anywhere else? Or at least I don't know of any non-English whipping boys.

I love this post, Carlyn! I've been researching C...

2009-09-13T11:14:30.438-07:00

I love this post, Carlyn! I've been researching Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria for my third nonfiction title, ROYAL PAINS, and although he may have been spared the rod, he was not spared a crackpot tutor who was fairly abusive. Emperor Franz Joseph was awakened by a noise one wintry night. He went to the window and in the snow-covered courtyard below, there was his six-year-old son's tutor, Count Gondrecourt, drilling the crown prince in military maneuvers!

The idea was to have a likable lad for the whippin...

2009-09-13T08:31:02.615-07:00

The idea was to have a likable lad for the whipping boy. One the king or prince didn't want to cause pain to. Being near a person in physical pain is uncomfortable for most people, anyway. Given earlier times were tougher-minded, still...

Oh WOW, this is a great post & you have the most g...

2009-09-13T06:29:13.850-07:00

Oh WOW, this is a great post & you have the most gorgeous site here. I had to stop by to leave this comment for you – and to say hello of course ! Your posts are creative and original and you have interesting pictures. It's all perfect ! Thank you for sharing your site and best wishes....

Hilarious and timely! I wish my pre-K age daughter...

2009-09-12T15:16:44.284-07:00

Hilarious and timely! I wish my pre-K age daughter was old enough to appreciate naked pictures of pope's parts. (But then again, maybe she is...)

As usual, wonderful tidbits of history that we don...

2009-09-12T09:43:39.526-07:00

As usual, wonderful tidbits of history that we don't often come across. Thanks for this.

I loved this post. I had heard about the whipping...

2009-09-10T15:25:04.247-07:00

I loved this post. I had heard about the whipping boy part - it is so funny - why not just let the royal get away with whatever they were doing - since they don't care if someone else gets whipped.

this makes for a fantastic conversational piece wi...

2009-09-10T13:25:29.109-07:00

this makes for a fantastic conversational piece with my students- I will definitely link you on my teaching site:)

...and kids today think they have it bad...(maybe your post should be assigned as mandatory reading for first day at school before the kids get to read their regular local school rules!)