Tudor Words Glossary

Change: i.e. 'stained' by the court, thus depriving him/her of all civil rights such as owning property or willing it to his/her family. The property of the condemned was thus forfeit to the King as well as any titles and privileges, i.e. wardships.wardships, incomes, etc. Thomas Cromwell, Margaret   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1876)

Change: A tapestry wall hanging Bawdes pimps Bible book Bodkin a dagger Boggard, latrine, garderobe a privy Bord dinner table Boss a fat woman Botcher a mender of old clothes Buxom obedient, lively, yielding Cake loaf of bread Carl a fellow Carpet-Knight a contemptuous term for a   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1871)

Change:  care and protection of a ward ; the right to the custody of an infant heir of a feudal tenant and of the heir's property.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1863)

Change:  An Apothecary dispensed medicines derived from herbs, plants and roots. The apothecary was a less expensive alternative to a physician in Tudor times and was often the only source of medical care for the poor; he was usually a priest or friar. Bawdes pimps Bible book Bodkin a dagger Boggard,   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1765)

Change: use raise this issue to rid himself of Anne Boleyn, (Henry Percy), Anne of Cleves (the Duke of Lorraine), and Catherine Howard (Francis Dereham). It was never a successful strategy for him. Privy/privee in private, discreet, secretive Purgatory In Roman Catholic doctrine, a place   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1712)

Change: These laws dictated what color and type of clothing, furs, fabrics, and trims were allowed to persons of various ranks or incomes. In the case of clothing this was intended, amongst other reasons, to reduce spending on foreign textiles and to ensure that people did not dress "above their station".   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1656)

Change: Quoth said R-Z Term Definition Reformation An attempt begun by Martin Luther in 1517 to reform the abuses that were rife within the Roman Catholic Church and ending in separation of several reform groups from the Catholic Church; the basis of Protestantism. Revelry delight, pleasure Ribaldry coarse jesting Rood   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1552)

Change:  a flirtation Dame mother Derrick a hangman Diego common name for a spaniard Doublet a tight-fitting jacket Doxy a vagabond's mistress Duckies breasts; Henry in one of his letters to Anne Boleyn refers to her "pretty duckies" Dutch Widow a prostitute Farthingale a hoop worn beneath   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1420)

Change: pot. A gentleman of the privy chamber attended the king when he answered the call of nature on his close stool. Cloth of estate a canopy made of cloth that hung above and behind a person of importance or nobility and royalty. CloseCockshut stooltime twilight Cod a cabinet   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1383)

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