14th century morning routine

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A little FAQ since some of the questions kept repeating:
"Did she take a shower/bath? I bet they were dirty in that time!"
Yes, she would have washed her whole body daily with the sponge and washbowl and she would have gone to the bathhouse at least twice a week to take a proper bath there. People in high and late medieval times were in fact taking very good care of their daily hygiene, even in lower classes. Most people mix the medieval period up with the baroque period where people went to bathe far less. We have another video on Viennese mid 14th century bathhouses you can find here: • Beim Bader - In the Ba...
We did not show that however because the video was already long enough and we did not want to deal with the possible problems of nudity in a youtube video.
"What is she doing with the knife?"
She uses it as a tool around the household during the day and as an eating knife for the meals. If she was invited for a meal elswhere, she would have to bring the knife as well. Hosts would usually have a lot of cheaper wooden spoons, but not enough knifes for every guest.
"What are the beads and why is she holding them all the time?"
These are prayer beads, a paternoster, the ancestor of the rosary. By wearing it openly and holding it elegantly in public, she proves her religiousnes which is a question of societal status in her time. This wearing method can be seen in a 14th century depiction of St. Hedwig.
"Is she a noble lady?"
No, she is the wife of a Viennese citizen, a master crafter, or possibly a trader, so she would be from the middle to upper middle class. Her household would be comprised of her and her husband, 2-3 children and 2-4 servants/employees (not only for serving her, but f.e. also positions like her husband's apprentices that sometimes lived in the household and would help with work).
"Did they already have mirrors?"
Yes, infact, polished metal mirrors were around since the bronze age, thousands of years before that, the glass mirror is a relatively young development in the 14th century. It is made from one big bubble of glass, steamed with metals (quicksilver) during the manufacturing of the glass. They were not able to make glass in flat discs, so they cut up very large bubbles which is why the mirrors always had a fisheye-effect.
"Did they not brush their teeth?"
We have recipes for tooth cleaning powders from this time, made of mixtures of salt, sand, coal and spices that would be rubbed on the teeth with a damp piece of cloth. Not nearly as effective as a toothbrush, very bad for the tooth enamel, but better than nothing. Many probably did nothing to clean their teeth.
"What pigments were used?"
Lead white and brazil wood (laque) in the original recipes, we exchanged it with non-poisonous synthetic white pigment and ocre.
"Why is the music so bad?"
This music is briliantly beautiful, you barbarian :-D

[@Janon48]

Feeling cute might show my ankle later

[@boopydoopyaf3119]

1822138 **gasp** scandalous~

[@bbmeow2740]

Lol

[@TheTaxburden]

Lmao exactly

[@yeet_flan8730]

Scandalous 😳

[@ColterLitsKy2205]

Oh my how profound

[@chrisbeatty9280]

By the time she finished getting dressed in the 14th century, it was the 21st century already.

[@katylaurahenriksen8651]

Jaye Beatty 😂😂😂😂

[@icantthinkofaname15]

😂😂

[@JustSaralius]

It was litterally less than 10 mins though...

[@vanessasoto4046]

Sarah Algelius it’s called a joke

[@JustSaralius]

@@vanessasoto4046 Yes, I know it was. So am I not allowed to comment on it then? What's your point?

[@infamousS709]

I feel like this shows on the very upper middle class. I'm sure my ancestors were out farming in the morning, ain't nobody got time for a morning facial xD

[@boyinblue.]

S.K. They had the time to pretty up before dying.

[@d.lan3y]

In the description it says she would have been in the middle-upper middle class. The wife of a successful craftsman or tradesman or something of the sort. Well-off, but not quite upper class.

[@DiiAM00NDx3]

As you have a lot of ancestors , chances aren't too low that probably one of them ( remember, 10 generations back you already have 1016 ancestors, and maybe one of them was a son of a youngest daughter, whose father might have been an earl or something like that. You'd be surprised how quickly offspring's aren't noble anymore, for example the eldest granddaughter auf the queen, Zara Phillips, doesn't hold a princess or duchess title, since her mother , princess royal Anne, only was a woman who married a certain man named Philips.

[@minionsofthelordbagali5324]

I am the 1.1kth

[@Hjalmar_an_Craite]

​@@DiiAM00NDx3 Zara Philips actually coud have had a title, but her mother and father decided against any titles for their children. Mark Philips was offered an earldom on his wedding to Anne, but he refused. So it's not because Anne was a woman, but because Anne and Mark didn't want their children to have a title.

[@onbon1240]

when you tell someone you're homeschooled and this is what they think you do every morning

[@eyem4freedom]

LOL... as a homeschooling mom

[@TheTaxburden]

Exactly! Lol

[@AndreaHa]

😂😂😂

[@angelicarollin]

😂😂😂😂

[@ttgolden5490]

Hahahaha

[@normaowens7340]

By the time you get finished getting ready in the morning it's bedtime.

[@esthermanuel-oni6931]

Norma Owens hahaha! 😂

[@jesuswept5863]

Norma Owens HahahHhHhahHgahhahahahahgagagahahaghajajhaahaha!!

[@nenisguevaragomez8122]

Norma Owens People back then got up really early, let's say at 5-6 am.

[@amirulazfar7443]

Nenis Guevara Gómez well, nowadays too.

[@huramanorujovv2229]

I laughed way to hard at this 😂

[@cheddarcheese774]

*hey guys, welcome back to my channel. So today I'm going to show you a simple, everyday makeup tutorial that is quick and easy for when you're on the run when the next crusade comes.* No but in all honesty, great video

[@analisapena3086]

This was so useful!! Like omg i need something on the go!!

[@milafuentes4327]

Haha

[@bostonsandatot4948]

Best comment.

[@AlottaBoulchit]

LOL this comment is great and goes so well with a thought that always *plagues* me about the past: What would people have been like had the had access to job careers like we have now. How many poor farmers were actually amazing singers or could have made the sickest death metal band? What poor fellow who could never change their lot in life because of strict and suffocating society rules might have made an amazing fantasy book author? This junk keeps me up at night some times and makes me thankful for being alive in a time that gives us amazing opportunities. 😂

[@jamespurks1694]

Garnet You make some very good and thought provoking comments. I am going to make a guess that I cannot back up with numbers, but I would think it would be proportional to the number of singers, writers etc that we have today. As a sociologist, I can say that societal norms and place in society (it was like a caste such as we see in India even today) and it was about as inflexible as iron. If a person was born into a peasant family, that was to be their lot in life. About the only possible thing would be to join one of the orders in the church (1300s - would be Catholic Church as that is all that existed then), but that had its own caste system of its own. Examples would be different positions in a monastery, or priest - bishop - archbishop - cardinal and pope. Class lines were very strict as you accurately noted. Again, an excellent comment.

[@Lauren_Helene]

You get some rosewater, you get some rosewater, EVERYONE GETS SOME ROSE WATER!

[@ajaylet8466]

I wish I had some rose water.

[@palomapuntoycoma4619]

¿Can i drink rosewater?

[@tr40]

They used rose water for alot of dishes in the tudor period. I am sure there are cocktails today that include rose water.

[@merylmontgomery9932]

One can never have too much rose water!

[@Thecelticfire3]

HuffleFluff right? Lol I’m finna stock up haha

[@InkyPinkyBlue]

Around 4:46 they mention a lip balm made of honey and byrony or Bryony. Bryony is a plant known for its' highly irritative qualities, used on the skin in small doses it produces a redness and honey is moisturising so the combination is a perfect lipbalm!

[@eggorl]

@FruAnonym that's how the Bee movie was created

[@liver-failure]

james elle bruh

[@mollybrown8361]

Omg the original lip plumping lip balm. No joke the modern ones plump through mild allergic reactions and irritation

[@artedejali]

Thanks

[@veramerlot4111]

I pinch my cheeks for blush i learned that from an old school 50s mag

[@ByReasonOfInsanity1]

Are these products Jeffree Star approved?

[@badgalbecka]

ByReasonOfInsanity1 😂😂😂

[@juliluz09]

Lol

[@amandabane3522]

ByReasonOfInsanity1 lmao

[@karenmountbatten9412]

Hahahahajhahaja

[@melissiechrnksv4464]

ByReasonOfInsanity1 Jesus Christ cmon don’t do it 😂

[@EniShehu]

Guess Rose Water was the Coconut Oil of the time.

[@ig14tesjahrhundert79]

rose-water everything!!!

[@normahunt5704]

loved rosewater and glycerne as a young girl, wonder where you can get it

[@gitvin]

Amazon.

[@EK-kw7tr]

Himaliae Rhea I use coconut oil on my face it's moisturizing

[@annaholeckova7065]

@Himaliae Rhea why not?

[@alainaluu]

Can we bring back circlets? Those things are cool.

[@maudemathildeh335]

alainaluu oh yes!

[@katherinegaughan45]

alainaluu You can find them at on line shopping sites that sell Medieval and Renaissance jewelry and costumes. I like Pearson's Renaissance Shoppe. Good luck!

[@katerinapetrova4253]

Absolutely yes... Circles are great!

[@carlymestep9001]

Oh yeah, they are SO back!

[@josenildoferreiraassuncao8963]

no, cuz it is a hipster shit fashion

[@h.thumbsthomas5479]

"Wow thats weird!" I say to myself as I watch this while going through my intricate 7 step nightly facial care routine 😂

[@alexia3552]

H. Thumbs Thomas I was looking for this comment 😂

[@animesoul167]

She basically washed, exfoliated, and moisturized her face. I do the same!

[@Ericat257]

So true!

[@Ericat257]

Wait! Holy shit! Heather??!!! What???

[@Ericat257]

Sis, we gotta stop meeting like this. It's freaking me out.

[@roslyndantinori7313]

This is a morning routine for those who were wealthy .

[@jurisprudens]

In most periods of history, it was the elite who established fashions and the commoners who tried to imitate them, as far as their means afforded.

[@anniefannycharles9951]

Exactly. Now let's get out there and feed the hogs! LOL

[@encendercolores1684]

Roslynd Fuller Duh.

[@sweetmatcha]

For much of history it is hard to know what everyday life for commoners was like because no one wrote about them, and they couldn’t write for themselves. History was written for social elites

[@MrDsanyal]

Morning routines quite in this sense, didn't exist for commoners.

[@KutiePieKiera]

*royalty free music plays* hey what’s up KZbin and welcome to my morning routine

[@Practice_Kindness-1st]

lol

[@cp2410]

How come they play this pseudo-gregorian chant through the whole video? People in the 14th Century, WITHOUT RECORDED MUSIC, would have heard this "sound-track" ONLY if they lived in a monastery.

[@ig14tesjahrhundert79]

because we did not want to use the same piece of music on 10 of our videos and the amount of available royalty free, original 14th century simple peoples music is limited.

[@aaaacripes3675]

Any self respecting woman needs an amber knife as an accessory

[@HelenTudor-Douglas]

IKR? Hilarious! : )

[@ProudKansan08]

Damn right!

[@alildaisy2180]

Would it be weird if I said I was way ahead of you

[@hollyw9566]

I am so jelly! I love that!

[@lilithnox911]

Absolutely. 😄

[@sophiemccensie1337]

The woman getting dressed looks so mad like "ffs Annie I'm running late for knitting and you are taking your sweet time"

[@rowan729]

You don't get to eat in the dining hall unless you're fully dressed. But you gotta put makeup on and be presentable before getting dressed in the morning.

[@Mzmissy215]

This should be top comment

[@neopagan1976]

I agree that she does look pretty mad. Did you get a load of the dagger she had? Maybe her husband was cheating on her, and she was planning to give him a big what for with it. lol

[@raineyleblanc9817]

I agree, she does!

[@rhythmictiger]

Funny now you get rose cleanser and honey lip balm etc.. The centuries have passed and the brands have appeared but some things have remained.

[@kiana2292]

Claire yes it’s so funny how rose water is still like the top toner ingredient to this day lol

[@sarahvarenhorst8297]

I mean if it ain't broke, don't fix it (shrugs)

[@satanismiscancer7589]

The same with herbs used to cure and prevent diseases from time to time. Those people were hardly ever fat, and they ate real food. Nothing they had was ever filled with chemicals or at least not as much as they add to it, today.

[@sarahvarenhorst8297]

I mean, a lot of people eat "real" food today- although the high amounts of sugar and insane amounts of corn syrup are definitely contributors, it's actually in large part just due to physical exertion rather than food- like if you look at the 1960s, etc. they were definitely going ham with cool new foods, eating lots of sweets, etc. but they still were extremely physically active. Nowadays, we have cars for transportation instead of walking, delivery right to our house, more jobs based around sitting at a desk, kids using stuff like IPads instead of physically engaging toys (remember when just recently stuff like Moon Shoes and Skip-Its were cool toys to have?) - so even if a family eats super healthy, there's many other contributing factors Also, a note that everything is chemicals. Even an apple straight from a tree in the middle of nowhere is chemicals. Chemicals as a word shouldn't be used for fear-mongering. Specify what you mean: artificial sweeteners linked to cancer? Corn syrup present in things it definitely shouldn't be in? Anti-biotics in meat? Insecticide used on plants?

[@kirstend9390]

Satanism is Cancer wealthy people were overweight. They ate for entertainment, like we do today. Others were slim because food was basic for common people and they didn’t have an abundance of it for themselves. Nettle soup ect. Not many calories. Even certain fruits were only affordable for the rich. Things you’d assume the poor would of ate. They ate a lot of bread. Society has made gorging acceptable & modern people are overweight because food is literally everywhere & it’s affordable for everyone. I don’t think it’s about chemicals so much. It’s about calories and control. Crap like crisps, chocolate ect is easy to come by. People can’t even watch a film without buying popcorn. You look around theme parks & everyone’s eating a hotdog or pretzel. They’re literally adding calories to calories. Deep fried mars bars! Bacon and syrup on pancakes. Everyone’s a foodie now because we’re spoilt for choice. 😅🤦🏻‍♀️

[@frankiemueller6576]

14th Century kids remember the struggle #justMedievalThings

[@SC-dn7bq]

#goodoldays

[@emilyder]

#backinmyday

[@pherasabraxas]

Good lord. Here I was, patting myself on the back for even rolling out of bed this morning.

[@Natalia-hf3et]

😂😂😂

[@teshahartke5468]

Hell I consider myself put together if I brush my hair lol

[@bexyevans777]

Do you know that Jesus loves you and has a GOOD plan for your life, and a purpose?

[@hollyw9566]

In all seriousness, if I'm getting ready to actually leave the house, it takes me way way way longer than that. :)

[@thezennoodle1457]

I should be sleeping and somehow I’m here.

[@vaishnavimirchandani46]

Dont worry this will make u sleepy 😌

[@celenadixon4633]

Hilarious

[@samanthacarver4081]

Same. Its 1:32am and I honestly don't even remember what the first video I watched was but it certainly wasn't this lmao!

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

@@samanthacarver4081 Gotta respect the algorithm... it will take you on a journey!

[@glamourdaze]

Fascinating and beautifully made. Something tells me this girl didn’t have to spend her day clearing horse manure though ! 😅

[@Loribyn]

Indeed not. She was a Lady's Maid -- a very high status servant, who would have lorded it over all other household servants, and probably would not have deigned to even speak to a yard-worker.

[@jamespurks1694]

Sinnergism I agree.

[@seven11slurpee67]

Sinnergism wait.. so the one getting dressed is a maid too? Maids were ranked back in those days?

[@seven11slurpee67]

Martina Hedlund I guess so, that’s why I asked the question.

[@hannahmarie6501]

@@martinahedlund7919 If someone doesn't understand something, we politely inform. We do not mock. Sevenelleven Slurpie, yes, everything had a ranking system during this time. It was ranked by class and wealth. :)

[@thegachagalaxy3725]

What do you think the maids morning routine is like

[@thebutterflywizardess8042]

Delaney McConnell she probably puts everything on herself, minus the makeup and exfoliating, and THEN goes to dress the noblewoman.

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

Goes and waits in line with the rest of the servants to shit in a hole. Then doesn't wash her hands and goes to help her lady...

[@lisatheboywonder6744]

Actually ladies in waiting were noble women themselves and the women they waited on were of a higher status.Young girls of high or noble status were usually sent away to serve a higher ranking noble or an older no in exchange for being taught etiquette, dancing, singing, how to be graceful, conduct, and other things at the time that would make you marriagable material and a proper woman of your station. They weren't peasants hence why the lady in waiting is dressed in a similar manner. If she was a peasant or a maid she would not have worn a fine blue dress or a circlet or expensive leather. Her manner of dress would have been very plain and without much color and would have been shapeless with a apron more or less.

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

This wasn't a lady in waiting situation.... This was a servant and a merchant class lady, I would assume. Not elaborate or luxe enough to be a royal or even noble lady.

[@kiwumara]

Coughing up blood, crouching poops, rebuffing affections of men twice her age. Same old same old.

[@annwrite1866]

🙂If any man complains it take a long for his woman to be ready - we must show him this video

[@icantthinkofaname15]

😂

[@esmamyren6792]

?? It was only nine minutes long. Takes most women I know longer

[@confusingthepolarity9507]

@@esmamyren6792 they skopped parts though, and probably did it faster than normal for the video.

[@teshahartke5468]

Oddly I get ready way faster than my husband.

[@fgcfelice]

Really takes the whole, “So a lot of you have been asking about my skincare routine.” To a whole new level

[@upsydaysy3042]

LOL

[@tayk.t.523]

damn these girls have a better routine than I do

[@themango9644]

Literally

[@chaching5246]

Fr

[@Karen-gh8gv]

Very cool. Realistically, she would have probably had no eyebrows and her hairline would have been plucked back (large foreheads were considered very beautiful). Would probably look very strange to us... and I'm sure the models weren't willing to go that far, ha.

[@aratrikachakraborty9124]

Karen K hello, please correct me if I'm wrong...but was the moderate to light make up application popular in England before Elizabethan Era? I've read somewhere that she used to take her face with lead and rouge and lip tint to hide her scars she had sreceived when she had a bout of small pox. Or pre- Marie Antoinette in Europe?

[@Karen-gh8gv]

Hi! Yes, based on what I know, I think this was pretty much how makeup was done until Elizabeth decided that she and her entire court should look like Pinhead from Hellraiser, LOL. And French makeup in the Marie Antoinette era was also heavy and very garish (talking about nobility, not average or lower class people, who probably didn't wear too much makeup in ANY era before the 1920s).

[@Karen-gh8gv]

My understanding is that the plucked forehead/no eyebrows thing was popular in both centuries, especially in France.

[@StampinCatMom]

No, that didn't start until the Elizabethan era.

[@strawberries1186]

The makeup certainly wasn't "garish". The paintings of nobles throughout Europe of the 18th century are shown with flattering makeup and only old women are described in literature as wearing too much. And the trends may have been set in France but the nobility and elite in all of Europe as well as colonies imitated it. However, plucking the hairline was popular into the early to mid 18th century (though not at the same extent) Marie Antoinette's own governess ended up extending Marie's hairline with tight hair styles. And Elizabeth certainly didn't start the heavy makeup, she was just well known for it. And keep in mind that the Mona Lisa was painted 30 odd years before Elizabeth was even born and it still shows plucked hair.

[@__________________________Fred]

I didn't know they had cameras in the 14th century

[@Alienaddikt]

Tepper ikr

[@kalim.7003]

Yes they did lol

[@bexyevans777]

Hahaha!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@oussama5597]

Me to XD

[@sweetiedimajik8428]

It was shoot in 21st century,, actedby modern people Showing their way of Living

[@rochebaldovino7446]

If I were her I would can’t be *THAT* serious with an *ENTIRE* choir in my room 😂

[@freakinfrugal5268]

Clearly she was in no rush to get off to work. Pick up the pace honey! And quit chanting. She put her blush on the way we did back in the 70s.

[@dzemil4939]

Freakin Frugal Umm what work did she needed to hurry to? She was a woman from social elite. She has no job.

[@freakinfrugal5268]

Well I kind of was just kidding and comparing herself to myself - who does have to get off to work. But although she was the lady of the manor, she did have daily responsibilities. She didn't just sit around all day

[@kmfanatic]

Hahaha

[@kmfanatic]

I died at the pick up the pace honey! Part

[@mel...s]

Lmboooo

[@vfrances5159]

Notably missing was brushing the teeth!!

[@dontreadthisplease2416]

V Frances They didn't need to as much back then because they ate wayyyyyy less sugar.

[@rayd4667]

And the bathing too!

[@sudhasunder794]

Lol true

[@ae3qe27u3]

NotABlatantly ReligiousUsername To an extent, yeah, but people lost teeth more often than they do today. Wisdom teeth used to replace teeth that had been lost by that point.

[@momsspaghetti2246]

They ate a lot of bread, the rich people white bread. There is a lot of sugar in it. It destroys the teeth the same.

[@riggs20]

It's funny how similar our beauty routines are 700 years later.

[@gracelove2025]

Dreaming Dreamer except now we don’t smear poisonous lead and mercury on our faces lol

[@riggs20]

@@gracelove2025 True! Then again, we inject botulism into our faces, which isn't very smart either. 😀

[@sophielullwitz4409]

@@riggs20 i'm Dead! 😂😂😂😂😵

[@rockforester7908]

No lead in makeup at this time.

[@carsonmarie2962]

It blows my mind I had ancestors who lived like this. And this long ago.

[@riz-rq9wr]

@pete knicks we dont even know how they loved become we never met then to see anything lol

[@dudanunesbleff]

Everybody that is from an European country or descends from europeans has ancestors that lived this long ago, and even before. We don't grow from cabagges 😊😊

[@kumeno6507]

Why did I feel like Dwight Schrute was going to show up at some point?

[@JENtrification81]

A Name Your beets, m'lady...

[@aralynthomasson6431]

🤣🤣

[@rayrey23]

Or moze

[@RachelSalvadore]

LOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLL BECAUSE MOSE MADE THE LOOP SOUNDTRACK

[@cynthiathomas5443]

A Name How about Xena Warrior Princess ? Amazons are much more fun.

[@saybethirst1929]

I went to the best reviewed 14th Century make up artist in my hamlet!

[@rabidrabbitshuggers]

@Saybe Thirst This comment is not appreciated enough

[@JustSaralius]

Funny how people write in the comments that it took a long time to get ready, but this video is less than 10 mins long... Like, that is short!

[@BeyondTheLightUNITED]

Just take a gander at random folks the next time you take a trip to the local market... Take a good look... You see, there is actually a reason that so many are lamenting on the length of time the lady in the video invested in getting herself presentable. We currently live in a society that deems it acceptable to go about our errands in pajamas, for heaven's sake! Hair rollers left in the hair, pajamas, garments with visible holes and/or stains, uncombed hair, bedroom slippers, etc.... All are apparently deemed to be perfectly acceptable public attire by today's standards!

[@MacNCheeses]

They cut it down a lot tho it prob took a few hours to film

[@yippedoodah]

I'm sure it's an abridged version of how long it actually took

[@ItsEricaBeyetch]

Timothy so what 20 minutes is still short I’m being generous too because there weren’t many skips here

[@cthonisprincess4011]

Kat M No, not really. I’m a historical re-enactor, and they’ve actually slowed down the dressing process to make this video. When it comes to 14th century dress, it only takes me about ten minutes to apply the makeup, do my hair into the ‘leia buns’, and get dressed in a surcoat, overgown, and kirtle- and that’s all without extra help from another person.

[@rommy_of_rohan]

This is wonderful. Thank you so much for making it, it's amazing that now in the 21st century we can still relate to the make-up and skin care routines of women 700 years ago. It gives such a feeling of kinship to those who went before us.

[@Sunset553]

If I can afford to have a girl to dress me, I’ll have her do the eyebrow tweezing, too. Kidding aside, lovely video.

[@Loribyn]

Actually, you're right. The Maid/Lady-in-waiting would have done the tweezing and the make-up, possibly the bathing too -- that was her job.

[@boyinblue.]

I’d be afraid to let anyone in the castle/ fortress touch me, hygiene for the lower class wasn’t so good. Water was dangerous to use or drink, and most people didn’t have the money to bath.

[@ig14tesjahrhundert79]

That people never bathed is a myth that has been spread in historism at the beginning of the 20th century. Yes, in the 17th -19th century, that was the case for most big cities, that had mostly to do with a wrong understanding of medicine and the spread of several diseases like the plague, tuberculosis, cholera etc. that caused a lot of insecurity and fear in people. But in medieval times, people were in fact very aware of their daily hygiene. They would wash themselves daily with a washbowl and washcloth and some lye or soap and then went to the bathhouses for a proper bath 1-2 times a week, more if it was a person of status that had their own bathtubs at home. Also washing and changing clothing regularly was a common practice and we know from moral writers of the time that body odor and dirty clothing was frowned upon by society.

[@sheilas1283]

That was very interesting. I had no idea they used deodorant in the 14th century! I wouldn’t like to trust bilberry leaves in the heatwave we’re currently experiencing in the UK!

[@MyLifeInWonderland]

The need for deodorant wasn't the same, a big factor that plays into this is that clothes were made from all natural fibers allowing the skin to breathe, and wicking away moisture, thus not creating closed damp spaces, in which bacteria can grow and cause body odor, the same way modern clothes does. I do viking age reenactment myself and don't usually use any deodorant when doing so as it's not necessary like normal so long as I clean myself before getting dressed.

[@sapphirecamui6447]

Depending on the woman's status, she wouldn't move around as much as we do these days. So their need for deodorant was different than ours. Of course, i can't say the same about the men - i think they've always been more active. Plus i think their walls would keep the rooms cool enough in summer ... and probably quite freezing in winter too.

[@dudanunesbleff]

Sheila S, I believe their sense of smell wasn't so offended with faul odours as our is nowadays. For instance, the Palace of Versailles had no toilettes for the court or visitors, so people urinated or defecated behind curtains, on the stairs, etc. It smelled worse than a toilet in a gas station...So, the smell of nasty harmpit was nothing to them.

[@MorganChaos]

Also, people didn't shave their armpits, which freaks out your skin (making you produce certain things more) and prevents your sweat having anywhere to go, both of which cause you to smell much worse. Between that, natural fibers, and staying indoors, it wouldn't have been nearly as much a problem.

[@LovePinku6]

It was also quite a bit colder back then, so people didnt sweat /as/ much

[@claraolszewska4655]

Boy's locker rooms: "have you seen the game last night?" Girl's locker rooms:

[@SuperEnthused]

"This music is brilliantly beautiful, you barbarian!"

[@sisichambers3558]

Ok this was pretty cool to watch...but I loved the music tho.That was utterly beautiful I would love to have that playing in my house as a I swirl around😻

[@LMB2301]

If you like that music, try this kzbin.info/www/bejne/ql63qaN7mqpnp9U and this kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5Orp6d6aMxjbNE

[@thekingslady1]

Diva Type probably because of the (seeming) simplicity of the times....

[@thekingslady1]

De markies van Drenthe omg! Thank You! That is a beautiful, beautiful recommendation 😊

[@themango9644]

The music was atrocious

[@Kat-Parada]

I love the music too

[@saaya8964]

Die kleinen Details, wie die Nelken in den Haaren, das Deo, die Strumpfhalter, die Kosmetik... zeigen, wie sorfältig dieses Video recherchiert wurde. Super gemacht, und ausgesprochen interessant!

[@fraisedesbois7240]

Back in the day, a bad hair day was when the cloves fell off your bun

[@valeroodle9941]

YAS QUEEN SLAYYYYY!!!!1 Iconic morning routine sisterrrr. King Edward III? Sorry, Never heard of her Henny. 😍😍😍😍😘😘😘😘😘😂

[@animesoul167]

slaaaayyyy the infidels!

[@christina7215]

Stfu saying slay. You dumb idiot

[@rosalindamescudi8795]

Lmfaooooo

[@guccipradaversacedior2643]

@@christina7215 ur so dumb

[@wynuwu]

Why are the maids always more beautiful than their superiors (princesses and queens) 😂

[@freakinfrugal5268]

younger

[@devinedinaso254]

Inbreeding.

[@Taseman]

My thoughts exactly ! I'll marry that maid every day !

[@elizabethnavarre7972]

Ladies in waiting were usually also nobility, hence why they are called "Ladies." Of course I don't know the exact situation they were trying to emulate, but that young woman might have even been her own daughter. The point was to show girls what they should expect for themselves when they married and for them to be seen at court to advertise their availability as well as their elite status as part of Lady so-and-so's retinue. Of course there were still straight up servants, maids, serfs/peasants, even slaves depending on the region and specific time period, but given that the girl was wearing a metal circlet, metal brooch, and had a dress of similar style and detail (buttons, etc.), I'd wager she wasn't at the complete bottom of the social ladder. That would just be my educated guess, of course, We're talking an entire century and a broad region here. Everyone had their own way of doing things and customs varied slightly from family to family, court to court, and region to region.

[@normaowens7340]

Because their parents aren't screwing family members

[@AlexQuartz]

hehe very nice and interesting :D i doubt they were so slow and dramatic tho :P

[@TheGingerbreadGirl1]

LOL I was thinking the same thing! XD

[@amrayabaptiste2933]

Ha! They were probably slower

[@kalim.7003]

Music every morning lol

[@kathleenanne7868]

I am sure some words would have been spoken...

[@miagrace1597]

Seriously though....Circlets should be brought back!!! They look cool!!!

[@artemkras]

One detail is missing. There's no way the two wouldn't chat )

[@heatherswanson1664]

The original is probably in German and they want to keep it understandable

[@BettyImWunderland]

@@heatherswanson1664 ich aber schon 😅

[@jenniferstuart1473]

Well....with the choir behind them and all....lol

[@HelenTudor-Douglas]

@@jenniferstuart1473 Point, duly noted! : )

[@ajrwilde14]

I think servants were only allowed to speak once spoken to.

[@maryamel-sherif9834]

I like rose water . It feels wonderful sprayed on the face

[@xMarkerz]

Damn Cersei Lannister has a pretty intricate morning routine

[@helene4397]

It could also be Sansa.

[@icantthinkofaname15]

😂😂😂 looked NOTHING like her 😂

[@vickigoodman1614]

This was fabulous! Thank you for your time and effort!

[@kattt26]

Before: Less time on make up more time with clothing. Now: More time with makeup less clothing.

[@ileanaalaniesmom6929]

Lol 😂

[@panchalidas8528]

😂

[@icantthinkofaname15]

That's actually pretty true lol

[@RainorShineee]

True lol

[@peggy2983]

i mean imagine doing 782 buttons and putting on a corset only to go outside and get a plague while a crusade is going on

[@anonymusanonymus3932]

Awesome routine with natural cosmetics and modest clothing 😍😍😍.I love this....in my 50+ I need only some linen or in winter wool dresses, tunicas and trousers, fresh water and soap and a good night cream to feel well. It' s my style.

[@jessicag3606]

Natural cosmetics.... You mean lead white face cream. Natural isn't always healthy. Lead is natural, but also caused many people lead poisoning from rubbing it on their face daily.

[@walterbenjamin1386]

Fascinating, well done and excellent research. Thank you.

[@Tessoutwest]

"A knife with an amber handle" girl 'bouta larp or what

[@ig14tesjahrhundert79]

no, we have evidence for that, otherwise we would not have recreated it.

[@mollypicklesimer5906]

What is the explanation behind that?

[@Tessoutwest]

IG 14tes Jahrhundert it was a joke lol

[@queenannesrevenge1437]

The knive was used as an eating utensil. Everyone carried around a small knive to eat with before forks became more common and for a woman it added a little protection.

[@HelenTudor-Douglas]

@@queenannesrevenge1437 "...a little protection." You mean, it's like a 14th Century Condom? : )

[@bealtainecottage]

Beautiful and very well filmed...loved the natural light!

[@scruffydoggy]

Beautifully put together, well done!

[@moneluve1000]

We just not gonna talk about the knife...

[@crazy808ish]

What was wrong with it?

[@moneluve1000]

crazy808ish Nothing wrong with it per se, but you don't excactly see modern women walking around visibly armed with a decorated blade. I wanna know wtf was going down where such an "odd" item was so neccesary, it earned its own exclusive sheath and was incorperated into everyday fashion. Or perhaps i'm just spoiled by the modern luxuries of carrying a purse that more discreetly conceals my knife while also holding many other items😂

[@crazy808ish]

That's the thing. It's hardly an armament. Just a standard everyday tool. And carrying it around on a belt means it's easily accessible at all times. Unlike a purse, 'cause you're not exactly gonna walk around your house carrying a purse.

[@aWokaWoka123]

They would use the knives similiar to a fork/knife hybrid to eat with. Forks weren't very common at the time.

[@personalperson4980]

Upper class women of the manor - non nobility but fancy - did crafts and work all day that required a small knife (cutting herbs, used to cut cloth or thread for sewing projects, etc) and was also used for eating and cutting meat. Even noble women carried a small knife on them when they traveled, as a last line of defence should their knights fail them and their honor was at stake.

[@margarettracey1146]

Almost has a mesmerizing effect, doesn't it? The combination of the ongoing music, together with the quiet, unhurried cosmetic procedures, done one at a time - and especially the continuing assistance. This was a good video - made you think a little while watching - thank you for posting it!

[@shibolinemress8913]

I love the music; it sets the perfect atmosphere for the video. I most enjoy this style of medieval music with a cup of mulled wine on long winter evenings. It is relaxing, and transports me worlds (and centuries) away. It may sound strange to modern ears, but that just goes to show how much western musical tastes have changed over time. I find that quite fascinating!

[@cynthiahms]

I put the hair powder on my hair every day after my shower, and it smells divine! Thanks for the great tip

[@ig14tesjahrhundert79]

that is so cool!

[@cynthiahms]

IG 14tes Jahrhundert i even had a good friend to make me a wooden container for it, he is a very skilled wood artist, and my hair powder container is beautiful

[@rockforester7908]

I love these hair powders as they thicken my hair. And smell divine as you say. But expensive!

[@robinholbrook6576]

BEAUTIFUL! THANK YOU so much fo this! A lot of research was done in the preparation. A a history buff it is fascinating to get such a private glimpse. Please ignore the rude comments. More, please!🌹

[@italiagirl3091]

I love your videos. I find them fascinating so I've been binge watching. And the music in this one is simply beautiful.

[@juliewoolie6954]

This video makes me feel like I was there...would enjoy more of these types of videos! Amazing quality

[@bluehockey-martin5698]

It’s really interesting how apart from makeup being more simple(and her morning not including things like brushing her teeth and showering) very little about morning routines specifically skincare has changed. Like today we exfoliate and moisturise our skin and we still use things like rose water and honey lip balm. Obviously this wasn’t the average woman’s morning routine but it’s still cool that this wouldn’t seem out of place as some girl’s all natural skin care routine today

[@rockforester7908]

Majority of this class would brush their teeth. A video like this cannot show everything. It is like an outline only. It’s very good, though!

[@miscspice]

*My morning routine! You won’t believe what I use!*

[@Maiden_Warrior_Crone]

This is really wonderful! Thank you so much! Cheers from Croatia!

[@Iissafaith]

This is so interesting, thank you for posting it! And, yes, I agree; the music is lovely - plus your answer was funny. : )

[@RJStockton]

My morning routine is to roll off of wherever I've been sleeping and light a cigarette while the coffee robot does its thing. Then I check my email, scan the news to find out what horrible things have been happening and why I should be angry today, then try to find clothes in that sweet spot between "broken in" and "noticeable odor." Then, since I work from home, it's off to the couch for five hours of Minecraft. Progress.

[@FreedomWriter3]

Legit.

[@Kittypaws90]

LOL I know a lot of people with this same routine. Minus the mincraft part. Haha

[@gewels]

for me, minus the smoking part... instead my bible passage of the day ;O)

[@nenabunena]

wow, the first thing I do when I wake up is wash my face and brush my teeth. I usually bathe before sleeping so I don't have to bathe when I wake up unless I feel sweaty

[@heidemayaberleurcole1856]

Mood

[@kidotsubomi9077]

please upload more videos...！I love this channel so much...！

[@alice0as0strange]

I love this. And I also love your answers in the description box!

[@starberry22]

This was really interesting! I like that it was filmed as if we were actually in the medival times with them. I wish I could find similar videos about other cultures as well.

[@MaryMary-fp1yg]

Thank you for the videos in English!

[@mollyEskam]

Get ready with me !

[@narcissisticjuxta3598]

I was Waiting for a Get Ready with Me! love your content 💗❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@opalgoon6154]

This is really interesting and cool, thank you for sharing! I personally like the music, puts the whole video together for me

[@peterwalsh8486]

Close to whrre I live thrre is an old ruined tower house- once MASSIVE- now just the gate keep remains. It was built in the 12thc and its fascinating to think that one woman - at least- would have dressed in something similar to this. Its a terrible shame to have let all that ancient architecture just disintegrate.

[@blindpeopledostuff3587]

Love the music.

[@AmourEtLumiere]

Beautiful! I love watching things like this.

[@ALLforLOVE13]

Absolutely beautiful voices!

[@orangesheep73]

5 gallons of rose water later 😂

[@debragrubbs4546]

Beautiful music for this ...time... makes you feel like you’re there...

[@kw5462]

Great job!! This was really interesting and well done.

[@jennifernordlund2691]

Interesting! And beautiful music. Thank you.

[@onigireee]

I'm not entirely sure why I just assumed that makeup and care just up and started in the 1900s. I always thought that because maquillage itself was considered awful, actual facial care (creams, exfoliation, plucking) was also something that only came about in the Regency period, and that everyone upto then went entirely au naturel! Thank you, this is very informative! 💖

[@ig14tesjahrhundert79]

And even medieval practices are nothing against the beauty cults of roman women.

[@QuantumKitty]

Grwm medieval style! This was cool.

[@cynthiabroyles4890]

Worth watching the video just for the music even if you didn't find this fascinating, as I do. A tremendous thank you.

[@meggie3948]

ASMR version of this would be a Masterpiece. I've got tingles just from watching

[@martinapohl5229]

Beautiful music!

[@jamespurks1694]

Martina Pohl I agree. It was very relaxing I thought.

[@familyoriginals5537]

The girl look into the camera like yeah they did all this to get ready 😂😂

[@littlebirdie2]

Wonderfully done. Thank you for this cameo of a ‘ladies’ life!

[@ChloEHopsonSings]

Props to the cameraman for risking treason to film this historic moment back then. He a real one.

[@Punketeria1369]

A very long and complicated ritual, which still occurs today in many households. It is relaxing to give oneself said proper "Me Time" every day chEErs, 93

[@DandaykarAshwni]

It's amusing to me that they didn't take showers daily, but did makeup !!!

[@jurisprudens]

Some people are actually attracted by the bodily smells. ;)

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

They were afraid if water. They felt that submering in water or getting wet would allow bad humours? or something to enter the body through pores. They actually were smart since lots of water was contaminated.

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

commoners bathed like that but nobility didnt... they still bathed in their own tubs every so often but it wasnt very often.

[@amirulazfar7443]

And when they came to asia, they weirded out by how they bath 3 times a day and writes from top to bottom.

[@huetmaryline90]

You're mixing up Renaissance and Middle Ages. They stopped bathing during the Renaissance. There is a very good book about that. It's from Georges Vigarello "Le propre et le sale" translated to "Concepts of Cleanliness: Changing Attitudes in France since the Middle Ages"

[@lexylimon5281]

The music is amazing!💕

[@jmtz6664]

Sis getting that morning routine on point 😉😎👌🙌🤲👏

[@shelbimcmullen5483]

This was so relaxing for me. Almost like getting a massage or something...

[@Silveryback]

Best "get ready with me" video on KZbin! Lol.

[@alyssajones4368]

Lmao!

[@av7163]

Love the amber-jeweled knife addition by the way. This reenactment is just too fun.

[@funguscreature4721]

the music and styling of the video was beautiful