Please note that these are all based on things I have actually heard, been told or run into in my
readings.
- Mary Queen of Scots was NOT Elizabeth I's sister. Neither was she Bloody Mary. Nor was
she Mary Tudor.. (I hope I've cleared this up once and for all.)
- A salat is not served with croutons.
- Henry VI and Henry IV are not interchangeable. Ditto for Edward IV and Edward VI. And
I'm not even going to start on the Louises.
- Bonnie Prince Charlie 1) is clean out of period and 2) has virtually nothing to do with the
Wars of the Roses.
- Joining this organization does not give you a license to wave sharp pointy objects in public.
- Very few people can get through a keg of ale in one sitting (though many have tried.)
- Ms. usually means manuscript, though occasionally it means Mistress.
- A Mistress rarely becomes such because she sleeps with the King.
- Some Masters are into leather; but not THAT KIND of leather (in public anyway.)
- You don't have to do what the King says; but it's considered polite to do so.
- On the other hand you do have to do what the Marshals say or the nice man won't let you hit
anyone with a stick anymore.
- Being a King\Duke\Baron\Peer\Great Officer of State will get you a cup of coffee if you give
the waitress a buck.
- Squires are not really slaves. They have virtually no market value. Same goes for
apprentices and proteges.
- We don't all spend our evenings getting drunk. Someone has to drive home.
- There was too a Russia in the middle ages. Ask any Mongol. Politely.
- The non-pointy end of a sword is NOT called a handle.
© 2002 by Linda Reames Fox
Do not reproduce in any form without express permission of The Author. This includes
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