If you could have a 'time' holiday?
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If you could go back in time for 2 weeks, which era would you most want to visit?
For me it'd be the 1400s, the Renaissence. Such an exciting period, new places being discovered, classic works of art being created, and it was just more sophisticated than earlier medieval periods (eg glasses had been invented, they had water pumps rather than just wells, proper windows rather than shutters etc).
I love the clothes from that time too, beautiful dresses and I think DH's legs would look good in hose
For me it'd be the 1400s, the Renaissence. Such an exciting period, new places being discovered, classic works of art being created, and it was just more sophisticated than earlier medieval periods (eg glasses had been invented, they had water pumps rather than just wells, proper windows rather than shutters etc).
I love the clothes from that time too, beautiful dresses and I think DH's legs would look good in hose
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I'd love to be a fly on the wall in Henry the 8th court when he was married to Anne Boleyn. I've always been fascinated with that era but I'm not sure I could wear one of those dresses though, they're a tad revealing of the chest area!
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Colonial New England! (ok not that old but all those ruffels and tights)
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What do you mean 'if'? 1920s/30s is the time I visit most frequently.
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If you could go back in time for 2 weeks, which era would you most want to visit?
For me it'd be the 1400s, the Renaissence. Such an exciting period, new places being discovered, classic works of art being created, and it was just more sophisticated than earlier medieval periods (eg glasses had been invented, they had water pumps rather than just wells, proper windows rather than shutters etc).
I love the clothes from that time too, beautiful dresses and I think DH's legs would look good in hose![Stick Out Tongue](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
For me it'd be the 1400s, the Renaissence. Such an exciting period, new places being discovered, classic works of art being created, and it was just more sophisticated than earlier medieval periods (eg glasses had been invented, they had water pumps rather than just wells, proper windows rather than shutters etc).
I love the clothes from that time too, beautiful dresses and I think DH's legs would look good in hose
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If you could go back in time for 2 weeks, which era would you most want to visit?
For me it'd be the 1400s, the Renaissence. Such an exciting period, new places being discovered, classic works of art being created, and it was just more sophisticated than earlier medieval periods (eg glasses had been invented, they had water pumps rather than just wells, proper windows rather than shutters etc).
I love the clothes from that time too, beautiful dresses and I think DH's legs would look good in hose![Stick Out Tongue](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
For me it'd be the 1400s, the Renaissence. Such an exciting period, new places being discovered, classic works of art being created, and it was just more sophisticated than earlier medieval periods (eg glasses had been invented, they had water pumps rather than just wells, proper windows rather than shutters etc).
I love the clothes from that time too, beautiful dresses and I think DH's legs would look good in hose
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I'd go back to whenever it was that Justin Biebers parents met and I would stop it from ever happening.
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I'd probably want to go forward in time.... lets say 100 years
But maybe the 1920's/30's or even 1960's (obviously knowing what I know now!)
But maybe the 1920's/30's or even 1960's (obviously knowing what I know now!)
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I think that's one of those clichés that is not really true. They certainly didn't bathe very often in the early middle ages, though some did, notably Richard II was considered odd because he had a bath every day. But during the Renaissence period wealthier people probably did bathe, probably not more but not less than in say the Victorian times. Filling a wooden tub with water that had to be heated on a fire or medieval stove was a bit of a chore. Then again, if you were rich you probably wouldn't care 'cos the servants did all the work. So frequency of bathing was probably dependant on wealth and status. However I'd guess that merchant classes would bathe at least weekly. Which doesn't seem enough to us but is certainly more than never! The poor probably did smell a bit though as they got the chance to bathe less and sweated a lot more!
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predictably I'd want to go back 2 weeks and buy lottery tickets that I already knew the winning numbers for.
Other than that. I'd like to go back to London in the 1800's just to have a look at how it was.
Other than that. I'd like to go back to London in the 1800's just to have a look at how it was.
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I think that's one of those clichés that is not really true. They certainly didn't bathe very often in the early middle ages, though some did, notably Richard II was considered odd because he had a bath every day. But during the Renaissence period wealthier people probably did bathe, probably not more but not less than in say the Victorian times. Filling a wooden tub with water that had to be heated on a fire or medieval stove was a bit of a chore. Then again, if you were rich you probably wouldn't care 'cos the servants did all the work. So frequency of bathing was probably dependant on wealth and status. However I'd guess that merchant classes would bathe at least weekly. Which doesn't seem enough to us but is certainly more than never! The poor probably did smell a bit though as they got the chance to bathe less and sweated a lot more!
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