More historical anachronisms

"Elizabeth - the Golden Age" was on ITV1 last night. Cate Blanchett, in the Tilbury scene, wasn't riding side saddle.

I'm not sure that was an anachronism. While side saddles were known
since the Greeks, I don't think they came into popular use in England
until the later half of the 17th century. Maybe she would ride side
saddle for showin' and regular saddle for utility?

Joan
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--- In , "Stephen Lark"
<stephenmlark@...> wrote:
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> "Elizabeth - the Golden Age" was on ITV1 last night. Cate Blanchett,
in the Tilbury scene, wasn't riding side saddle.
>
>
>

My understanding is that side saddles were introduced into England by
Anne of Bohemia, first queen of Richard II. Not sure how quickly they
caught on.

On 01/0
e that was an anachronism. While side saddles were known
>
> since the Greeks, I don't think they came into popular use in England
> until the later half of the 17th century. Maybe she would ride side
> saddle for showin' and regular saddle for utility?
>
> Joan
> ---
> author of This Time, a novel about Richard III in the 21st-century
> 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards General Fiction Finalist
> website: http://www.joanszechtman.com/ <http://www.joanszechtman.com/>
> blog: http://rtoaaa.blogspot.com/ <http://rtoaaa.blogspot.com/>
> ebook: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/3935
> <http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/3935>
>
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> <mailto:%40yahoogroups.com>, "Stephen Lark"
> <stephenmlark@...> wrote:
> >
> > "Elizabeth - the Golden Age" was on ITV1 last night. Cate Blanchett,
> in the Tilbury scene, wasn't riding side saddle.
> >
> >
> >
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That is what I saw, Bill, and she was married to Richard II.

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From: Bill Barber
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Subject: Re: Re: More historical anachronisms



My understanding is that side saddles were introduced into England by
Anne of Bohemia, first queen of Richard II. Not sure how quickly they
caught on.

On 01/0
e that was an anachronism. While side saddles were known
>
> since the Greeks, I don't think they came into popular use in England
> until the later half of the 17th century. Maybe she would ride side
> saddle for showin' and regular saddle for utility?
>
> Joan
> ---
> author of This Time, a novel about Richard III in the 21st-century
> 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards General Fiction Finalist
> website: http://www.joanszechtman.com/ <http://www.joanszechtman.com/>
> blog: http://rtoaaa.blogspot.com/ <http://rtoaaa.blogspot.com/>
> ebook: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/3935
> <http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/3935>
>
> --- In
> <mailto:%40yahoogroups.com>, "Stephen Lark"
> <stephenmlark@...> wrote:
> >
> > "Elizabeth - the Golden Age" was on ITV1 last night. Cate Blanchett,
> in the Tilbury scene, wasn't riding side saddle.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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