Royalty 101: What is a Lady in Waiting?

[@Kerriangel]

“What is a Lady in Waiting?” According to Henry VIII; prime marriage material.

[@flowermagnolia4551]

Period

[@jeffreycater5447]

Literally trained by the former wife and her employees

[@TaylorThings13_Fanpage]

That was Henry VIII's line of next to marry

[@agnes4428]

@@jeffreycater5447 Technically Henry VIII is her employer.

[@flowermagnolia4551]

@@jeffreycater5447 They sprung from a lineage

[@mikkilovescats]

Ohh so Kim K was Paris Hilton’s lady in waiting in the early 2000’s

[@casandramacias7991]

I'm dead.

[@angelacooper8973]

Exactly and she brought her sisters so they could STAY in fame.

[@KITTY10171]

I guess you could say that! Lol

[@Estelle-f6s]

LMFAO lol yeah xD

[@TakittyLove]

Roasteeeed ! 🤣👍

[@agnes4428]

I always thought that it was INSANE that, in Versailles, it took 5ever for the Queen to get ready in the morning because there was like a pecking order for who handed what to whom when they were dressing the Queen. And when another lady in waiting showed up that was of a higher position than all the others… they all scattered and the process had to be redone to accomodate the woman that came in.

[@Leno323]

I remember seeing that movie Marie Antoinette and even though they got stuff wrong, the dressing scene of Queen Marie was illustrated perfectly especially when a higher ranking lady came into the room and they had to start alllllll over. That must have been incredibly annoying.

[@agnes4428]

@@Leno323 All I remember from that movie is that shot of a pair of baby blue high top Converse somehow making into the shot. ;)

[@Leno323]

@@agnes4428 LMAO no way- lol what scene was that? I have to know. And I’ll do you one better. Did you see in Game of Thrones when Daenerys’ *Starbucks cup* was on the table & somehow got left in the final shot? 😂🤣😭💀

[@Leno323]

@@agnes4428 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppm4nH5jbM19qJI

[@CaitMcKi]

@@Leno323 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJfcfWundt2phrc 0:28 (but they were a deliberately chosen to be in the shot) :)

[@CallieMasters5000]

In present day, when you write a letter to a royal you'll often get a response from a Lady in Waiting to thank you for writing and saying how touched the royal was to hear from you, but the royal won't reply herself.

[@hirahiro2331]

Eh, still kinda cool to get a response.

[@mechanikalbull5626]

@@hirahiro2331 its canned response lol what's cool about that

[@marleengevers]

They do reply, what cannot be said of private companies ! For a school task (40 years ago) I wrote to Prince Phillip (UK) and Prince Bernard (NL) and I got responses in very nice and thick letterpaper with a crown in gold print on the envelope. The postman was very impressed !

[@Ryuusubliminals222]

@@marleengevers omg thats so sweet!

[@vladimiramiller3738]

@@marleengevers Excellent. Any good outcome for you? In any way? Just asking…

[@Itzduhhistorygirl]

Wow Catherine's friend still visited her after henry said no that's a true friend there 😞😞😞

[@johnnzboy]

"But ladies in waiting did a lot more than wait around for the monarch to invite them to bed." Oh how I love Lindsay's sly humour (o:

[@pinkymermaid9967]

I used to be confused about the mistress and lady-in-waiting.

[@somnia97]

Princess Diana's grandmother, Lady Fermoy, was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth, the queen mother. Many assumed that the two women were the reason Diana and Charles got together, though Lady Fermoy her self denied this, and actully advised her grandaughter against it. Really interesting video! I always wondered what their purpose was!

[@musanyathi2298]

Real modern toff aristocrats don't want to marry into the RF. It's considered a civil servant job under intense public scrutiny. Charles, William and Harry had several proposal refusals. Diana was naive and did not understand what an arranged marriage entailed..

[@l.n.3372]

I've heard tho that Queen Elizabeth/Queen Mother did prefer the Spencer girls because of her familiarity with her lady in waiting. And that the Queen Mother was among those who did push for Charles to marry Diana instead of Camilla. So even if the lady in waiting didn't necessarily support it too, that's still a good reason why the Queen Mother preferred the Spencer girls.

[@Christina.N.]

The older I get, (I'm 32), the more interested in history I become. These videos are awesome and really bring history to life!

[@amazinggrace5692]

@Jordyn Dodge Thanks for the tips! I also love history, although at 64 I have lived through a bit more than Christina (OP). Lol 💕🐝💕

[@AmalSaidi123]

I’m 16 and have been extremely interested in history ever since I was around 7 or 8. I’m completely obsessed with it it’s actually embarrasing

[@Christina.N.]

@@AmalSaidi123 Don't be embarrassed about your passions, they are your fuel!! Just think of all the knowledge you've amassed already in your relatively short life!! A few more years and you'll be an expert 😃 When I was in school, I didn't really get the weight of history, it was like learning about fairy-tale people, but now I consider they were people just like me, I'm so much more interested 😁 Sounds silly but that's how I see it now 😅

[@AmalSaidi123]

@@Christina.N. Thank you so much!! That’s why I like history, it’s because it’s so interesting to see how people who had the same emotions, feelings and looks at us lived in a completely different yet completely similar environment :)

[@TheMomohea]

Some I'm all into these

[@justineharper3346]

Some of these stories are pretty heartbreaking. The way Catherine of Aragon was treated by Henry was appalling. I never knew her friend basically broke in to see her on her deathbed. That tugged on the heartstrings. And poor Marie Antoinette. I probably would have fainted if I saw a crowd parading my best friends head around too. How horrific!

[@xx-diamondkatz-xx5374]

"What's a lady in waiting?" Henry VIII: *Opportunities for more marriages, of course!*

[@carolined5923]

😄

[@LittleYardiePrincess]

So Marie Antoinette had to stand there with her bits freezing while the ladies passed her shift around from one rank to the next one? That''s nuts. 😂 It must have taken her at least half the morning just to get dressed.

[@TheBoyNextWorld1996]

I would’ve lost my shit and just got myself dressed 🤣

[@wallyjansen898]

She had nothing else to do.

[@timezone6610]

@@wallyjansen898 ikr,she was 14 and did not know how to rule her husband spent so much more money and he was also 14 or something,they were kind, they both did Give food to the homeless and do charity work but they were Young and people next to them and around them were Only doing it for their own benefit they were taxing people a lot and othere bad stuff just for there own benefits

[@notnek202]

That’s why she fled to the Petite Trianon so she could escape from the etiquette.

[@hirahiro2331]

Right? Lol at that moment I would’ve just taken the shirt 😂

[@cici_tlb4009]

Ive been waiting on this lesson! Thank you Lindsay, coming in clutch for a historical fiction writer

[@bobsmith3291]

What are you on about

[@Leno323]

@@bobsmith3291 Something that clearly you don’t get.

[@nowmii_16]

@@bobsmith3291 do you?? not know what an author is?? 😨😨

[@rolyatyobillys4138]

@@nowmii_16 maybe he hasn’t heard the term “coming in clutch”. He could be elderly. I could see where his confusion is coming from if that was the case lol

[@imonherenow3673]

I've been waiting on this one. This was a great video. I'd love if Lindsay did a video about the four Mary's .

[@cassandraleighr]

Fun fact. Katherine Willoughby, the one who was almost Henry's 7th wife was Maria Salinas' (Katherine of Aragon's best friend)daughter

[@adrianazashen]

Small world 😜

[@lizzzylavender]

Damn, why does Henry VIII like Katherine's so much lol. He married 3 and almost married a fourth

[@tramlam9396]

@Madison Hokstad ikr

[@aliendxde]

lotta katherines

[@ardenalexa94]

@@lizzzylavender and Anne’s. Since he married two.

[@ohemajosefine]

''Ladies in waiting did a lot more than wait around for the monarch to invite them to bed'', its the subtle shade for me 😂😂😂 Thank you Lindsay

[@CallieMasters5000]

In a documentary on the Last Dukes, the Spencer-Churchill woman who was the daughter of the Duke of Marlborough said that she was appointed to be a lady in waiting at the Queen's coronation solely because of her title, age and height, and she didn't know the Queen personally at all. I think she said she had either never met her before the coronation rehearsals or had only met her a handful of times.

[@L-mo]

Maid of honour - not really a Lady in Waiting by that time

[@mylesmendoza69]

Queen Anne’s love triangle dramatized in The Favourite starring Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, and Emma Stone is excellent

[@christines7270]

Thank you for the recommendation. I just watched the trailer & now about to watch the movie.

[@briangoodman8861]

Full of historical rubbish

[@mermaidtails4391]

Ooooo thanks for the recommendation, now I wanna see it!

[@thelmadickinson6811]

That show is a fabrication and not worth watching.

[@jonnarobinson7541]

Most historians do not agree the queen annne was a lesbian. It is probably historically fantasy. She had a loving relationship with her husband and endured 16 pregnancies.

[@graceneilitz7661]

Giving birth to fourteen children, because you needed a break…. Doesn’t sound like much of a break to me.

[@reginleif6703]

I thought it was just a fancy word for the queen’s friends. I didn’t realize they actually work. Great video!

[@Black_pearl_adrift]

I’ve been writing a very historically inspired fantasy novel and these videos are so helpful 💕

[@anrysse]

Have you come up with a title yet? I want to be on the lookout for it.

[@megb9700]

Be careful if you are trying for some historical accuracy because the author messed up the Queen Mary I of Scotland with two other Mary of Scotlands. Queen Mary I was imprisoned by Queen Elizabeth I in the Tower of London and quietly disposed of. Later, her son James of Scotland became the English heir to the throne after Queen Elizabeth I.

[@sanimsaosan9849]

hey what's the title? I'd like to read

[@shannonmorrison7455]

I've always wondered what a lady in waiting was. Very informative

[@richardgrant2948]

Hello Shannon, how are you doing today, how’s everything going over there 👉 Shannon?

[@peggybrem2848]

I’d really like to know more about Josephine’s ladies. Were they the wives of Napoleon’s Marshals or were they women she chose? I’d like to know more about the Napoleonic Imperial court.

[@servraghgiorsal7382]

You'd probably enjoy the novel ,DESIREE ABOUT. Desiree Clary, who was Napoleon s fiancee before he married Josephine. Sht later married Jean. Baptiste Bernadotte, one of his Marshall's, who was asked by the Swedes to become THEIR King. Their family is still important today. Google has some fairly good information about her.

[@debcollins8231]

@@servraghgiorsal7382 Wow. I read that in the late 1970s and remember it well. It was an extremely great read, and I learned so much.

[@KimHiKu]

My mind BLOWN when you narrate that moment of Marie Antoniette's dressing, and the movie just did it like that :O

[@DanasDiary.]

I like how you shine a light onto people in history that have been forgotten or aren't really spoken about, like women and members of the LGBTQ community. It shows a more rounded picture of history.

[@emilywilliams9916]

Thanks!

[@mr.googoopants3581]

Some royals forge strong relationships with their ladies-in-waiting. For example, Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother count the likes of Ruth, Baroness Fermoy and Cynthia, Countess Spencer as her ladies-in-waiting. It was even said that The Queen Mother plotted with Lady Fermoy to marry her grandson Charles to her friend's granddaughter Diana. As for Diana, her ladies-in-waiting included her childhood friend Alexandra Loyd - the daughter of Sir Julian St. John Loyd and granddaughter of the Earl of Midleton and her own sister The Lady Sarah McCorquodale. It was said that Diana initially wanted her good friend and fourth cousin Sarah Ferguson as her Lady-in-Waiting but it was vetoed by the palace saying that Sarah though part of the gentry, was not "posh" enough.

[@anneofdenmarkqueenofenglan8402]

*The English court back in the day is probably a nightmare for introverts…*

[@madisondean1074]

I like how in the thumbnail for the videos it says, "What are these ladies waiting for?" In Henry VIII's opinion as to what a lady in waiting is; marriage material that he gets rid of if they don't bear him a son.

[@dlriley22]

I get so excited on Tuesdays waiting for your video to come out!

[@Ciara1594]

There is a story (true) told by Jonathan Swift. It concerns a lady in waiting. The young woman had been sent by her parents to court in the hopes that she'd make an advantages marriage. While there she meet a young squire who fell in love with her and asked for her hand in marriage but she refused. She had bigger fish to fry. She had become involved with an Earl and it wasn't long before she became pregnant with his child. She tells him that she's pregnant, but he dumps her. He said, "Do not try to palm off to me that which could easily be someone elses." The poor silly girl is very unhappy because there she was pregnant and alone and wondering what she will tell her parents. Fortunately, the young squire that she had turned down (because he wasn't of a high enough rank for her) returned (he knew about her problem) and asked her to marry him. This time she didn't turn him down, they married and the squire took his bride and her unborn child to his home in the North of England and she was never heard from again. According to Swift that silly girl was simply one of many many girls who were used like that by men more experienced in the ways of the world; only few of them had happy endings like the girl in this story. 😐

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

I've been waiting for this one! I've always been fascinated by ladies in waiting, especially ones who changed history like Anne Boleyn! It's a shame that they are a footnote in history. ❤️

[@epcotethan9557]

I did not know all the very interesting ranks of Ladies-in-Waiting. The dressing process must have been simply humiliating for poor Queen Marie Antoinette. Also, slight correction, Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville were married in 1464, not 1452.

[@YoursTrulyJaden]

I legit was googling lady-in-waiting meaning btw I love your series so much!

[@MaryamofShomal]

Love this (and all of your videos, being an amateur historian who majored in European History myself) Just wanted to note that the painting of Marie Antoinette’s lady-in-waiting Gabrielle is actually a self-portrait of French painter Elisabeth Le Brun.

[@AbbyZera]

Oh thank god! I’ve always wondered what this was. Thank you for the video!

[@jaycookie2912]

I'm writing a story with elements based of the courtly structures of Europe. I haven't done much research as it's still in the early phases, but I find it funny that so many things line of unintentionally! Like the highest lady in waiting being in charge of the queen's attire for example. Makes you think about how self explanatory, yet complex these women's roles were.

[@sheilagravely5621]

I think it's all alot of pompous bullshit, I can't imagine having to wait for someone else to dress me.

[@skylark7921]

Obsessed with the idea of a historical fiction novel/movie/show about a queen and her lady in waiting falling in love

[@linnylinlinlin]

Whenever my sisters and I watched Barbie Princess Charm School I always wondered what a Lady in Waiting was... thanks!

[@literology1329]

This is excellent. I watched it twice. Can't wait for the next video

[@SocialExperiment232]

The one who did the outfits and make up sounds like the funnest job of all. I would have loved the opportunity just to go through all the fabrics and help the queen pick an outfit :)

[@nobodysbaby5048]

They used to keep ALL the British queens' dresses in a warehouse. Then there was a fire...😔 So much history lost.

[@servraghgiorsal7382]

Also, Josephine's granddaughter married Crown Prince Oscar of Sweden and they ruled together. Apparently it was a love match.

[@avalewis8156]

Thanks for this lesson! I always assumed that lady’s in waiting were high ranking virgins waiting to be married, and they hung out with the queen because she was “pure” and taught them to be dutiful wives to whatever elite man they were eventually matched with.

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

Why you thought that? From some fantasy novel? I am always curious where people get some ideas from.

[@Eva_Zark]

HA< HA!!!

[@kellyhoover7750]

@@sarasamaletdin4574 YOU ARE RUDE!

[@silvermeasuringspoons6462]

@@sarasamaletdin4574 No, that’s not rude. Sure, there might be a way to worded that sweeter, but definitely not rude.

[@marleengevers]

@@silvermeasuringspoons6462 It's not rude, it can be genuine interest. Maybe English is not Sara's first language - it's not mine either.

[@SomethingStupide]

I think it's interesting how the English term 'lady-in-waiting' is centred around their purpose (i.e. to wait on the queen) whereas the Dutch, Swedish and German term 'hofdame/hovdam/Hofdame' simply mean "court lady" without specific duties attached to the title. Side note: English isn't my native language and it took me forever to realise the name refers to 'waiting' as in 'waiter/waitress'. I kept wondering what these women were waiting for. xD

[@keileyk8507]

I was today years old when you blew my mind with this because I literally understood that right now while reading your comment and it never crossed my mind before xD

[@SomethingStupide]

@@keileyk8507 you're welcome xD

[@kimberlypatton9634]

SO much information and things I've learned from your videos! And the illustrations are terrific!

[@KITTY10171]

Had I of been a Queen of a European nation I'd been like "NO LADIES IS WAITING! NO THANK YOU!" LOL Especially if I'd of been King Henry VIII's wife. Get those ladies in waiting out of here, I'm keeping my head damn it🤣

[@lestranged]

I always assumed 'waiting' mean waiting on someone like a waiter in a restaurant. Like a servant. Not waiting for something to happen.

[@myriamickx7969]

That's how they are called in English; in French it was "dames d’honneur". Nothing to do with waiting, be it at table or to get into the king’s bed. All these comments are full of misconceptions.

[@r.j.macready3218]

The art in this episode is incredible. Do you have their titles at all?

[@elizabethmelendrez8564]

Thank you so much for these videos!! I started growing an interest for history in high school when I watched Reign and have fallen more in love with history now thanks to you:)

[@loisreese2692]

Hi, Lindsay - excellent video. Really interesting and detailed. Thank you!

[@hannahhoward1303]

This is so fascinating! Thanks for the amazing content.

[@pandorawillow2506]

Thank you for this! I actually googled a while ago what they did but your videos always teach me more and in a great way 😊

[@singofhulufhelo]

The content we signed up for , thank you Lindsay

[@emma472]

The title made me laugh so hard 😂 thank you for explaining this topic!

[@andromeda331]

Great video! I always wanted to know more of what Ladies in Waiting did besides sleep with the King or Queen.

[@StinaMama]

I love all your videos and your reading voice is so calming yet entertaining.. You really bring all these stories to life with the excitement your voice bringing intrigue to every line !

[@christines7270]

You have a way of making history interesting. Thank you so much for sharing

[@jamesbrianengay3010]

Try making a video about the late Duchess of Alba. I'm so fascinated to her 😊

[@katherinesavarese6009]

I like how Princess Diana would refer to QEII as "Top Lady"

[@VeracityLH]

Excellent video on an oft-overlooked but influential position. FYI: Catherine Willoughby, the Duchess of Suffolk who Henry considered as a possible 7th wife if he got rid of Catherine Parr, was not only the widow of his best friend Charles Brandon, and the successor as Duchess of Suffolk to Henry's sister Mary Tudor who was Brandon's previous wife, but Willoughby was also the daughter of Catherine of Aragon's BFF Maria de Salinas. Talk about keeping it in the family! I had not known Susan Clarencieux had retired to the court of Philip II. Interesting! Lettice Knollys had a son Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex, who also became a favorite of Elizabeth but rebelled against and was beheaded. Mary Sydney was also the sister of Robert Dudley. Mary & Robert's father was the Duke of Northumberland who had tried to place his daughter-in-law Jane Grey on the throne in 1553, thus making his son Guilford at least the Queen's consort but with an eye to making him King. A couple of errors: • Marie Antoinette's friend, the Princess de Lamballe was not guillotined. As Lindsay later details, she was given to the mob. After a hasty trial in which she would not swear hatred of the king and queen she was released, "Let Madame be set at Liberty," i.e., throw her to the mob. She was escorted to the street where the mob promptly killed her. While details of her treatment are confused, she was decapitated. Just not with a guillotine. She wasn't even granted that much mercy. • Elizabeth Woodville married Edward IV in 1464, not 1452. In 1452 Edward was 10 years old, Elizabeth was busy marrying her 1st husband Sir John Grey, and Henry VI was on the throne. The marriage was a private one, not announced even to Edward's family until more than a year later. While witnessed by her mother and a couple of her mother's ladies, I don't think they can be described as Elizabeth's ladies-in-waiting. Elizabeth and her mother likely had a hand in the Burgundian influence on Edward's court, as the Duke of Burgundy was a family relation and Edward married his own sister Margaret to Charles the Bold in 1468. • Mary Boleyn was not married off when she became pregnant. She married William Carey in 1520. Her first child, Catherine was born in 1524; Henry may have been the father of both of Mary's children but if so he never acknowledged them as he did Henry Fitzroy (his son by Elizabeth Blount).

[@warmporridge882]

How many women do you need in one bedchamber? Henry VIII: "yes!"

[@glen7318]

???

[@ThestuffthatSaralikes]

I’ve always wondered!! Thank you!!

[@aleclere0413]

I love this lesson so much! Thank you for your amazing and well researched videos, Lindsay! :)

[@darraghrochfordflynn7331]

My questions have finally been answered thanks Lindsay x❤ P.S. plz could you do a queen Alexandra vid? 🙏 cant wait for nex weeks vid

[@esmeraldablack2365]

Love your channel. Very informative. And your voice is so lovely to listen to.

[@disneybunny45]

Omg this is so helpful when reading fantasy or historical fiction books. The book I'm reading doesn't explain the hierarchy of the queen's ladies so I was confused.

[@jamescarrington6504]

Royalty 101: next episode the Most Honorable Food Taster. Just joshing. These videos are always a feast for the mind

[@DeadDancers]

Really interesting video and a great job keeping so many names and connections straight and interesting. I did find the sing-song pattern of speech a little difficult to stick with at times, but until I do KZbin I have no leg to stand on

[@ladysamxoxo]

Bless you, Lindsay. Sincerely, A writer

[@vroiz8673]

I love your videos! I really appreciate that other people love history so much!

[@vitoriap90]

In Brazilian Portuguese lady in waiting is dama de companhia (lady of company) so I always thought they are just someone for the royals to hangout with

[@jjgandthatsenough]

Rest in peace Marie Louise, who was a real ride or die and gave her life for her bestie🙏🏾❤️

[@mediocremaiden8883]

@16:52 Damn, if only I lived in Queen Christina of Sweden's Court my hat-hair would've fit right in

[@Godhelpus62]

Wow that was one of the most interesting of all your videos! I love them all but this one was especially fascinating to me. I appreciated all the specific examples of the close relationships between the ladies and the queens. Thank you so much. 💗

[@BeansInThePark]

I stumbled upon your channel today, and so happy I did. I enjoyed this and will definitely watch more. Thank you 👍🏼

[@piratesswoop725]

3:02 The women in white in this portrait aren’t ladies in waiting! Those are Romanov grand duchesses. On the left is Empress Maria Feodorovna with her youngest daughter, Olga. I think the woman standing in profile with her hand by her mouth is Maria Pavlovna the Elder. I believe the seated lady is Alexandra Iosifovna. You can also see Christian IX in the background between the priest and Nicholas.

[@ginaonthemic]

Thank you so much for this. Answered so many questions.

[@AlexNur07]

Best history channel on KZbin!

[@chrisgeenadriver1631]

As soon as you said ladies-in-waiting I thought of Victoria and the bedchamber fiasco.

[@PerfectlyImperfect93]

Thank You Lindsay!!💜💜

[@aliochagouverneur]

What ? Marie Antoinette was never forced to kiss a guillotined head and if they reference the death of the princess of Lamballe, she was not guillotined. What are they talking about ? This never happened. Crazy !

[@marcosreyes904]

Thank you so much for answering one of my most burning questions about Royalty and Nobility :)

[@Emily_Charley]

Hi lindsay, love your content. I was wondering if you could do a video on what became of the royalty of abolished monarchys. What they did once no longer a sovereign, did they have to leave the country, did they have to get normal jobs etc and same for their descendants

[@LindsayHoliday]

That's on my short list! Probably later this year or next.

[@RosesTeaAndASD]

I need this video

[@vickywitton1008]

Not many of them survived as they were killed off. Those that did went to friends or relatives in other countries and lived in anonymity

[@taninalevin4139]

Can you do the life of Cleopatra? I'd love to learn about her!

[@unhiddenhistory]

My very first KZbin video was about Cleopatra's death. Now, that was quite interesting to research...

[@i_xxy]

As an engineering major I just discovered my interests in history

[@SondraSneed]

Kiss the lips of a severed head!? Omg!

[@Pandasu28]

I'm working on a series about a Princess and your videos have helped me understand things pertaining to royalty. Thanks!

[@maleg4042]

King Francis said " une cour sans femme c'est comme un jardin sans fleur " : "a court without women is a garden without flowers " ^^

[@imonherenow3673]

I'd love for Lindsay to do a video about the four Mary's. I would love to learn more about Mary Queen of Scots ladies in waiting.

[@pandiblomst4109]

I love your videos! Everytime I´m stressed I watch your chanel, it´s very informative. Keep up the good work and thank you for creating such good content

[@aproxamillionwasps474]

Catherine Howard wasn’t unfaithful, she had slept with someone before Henry. As far as we know, sue didn’t cheat on Henry.

[@henryford2950]

Not when she was married to him, as far as we are aware.

[@nomahope3182]

Henry was a psychopath. What his wives did or didn't do. They didn't deserve such treatment.

[@theashwoodfaerie2]

She was groomed by her music teacher and slept with him, she also slept with Francis Dearham. As for Thomas Culpepper I don’t know if they slept together but they exchanged love letters. Thomas was Henry’s best friend and he was the one that took care of Henry

[@CherokeeBird]

Catherine Carey is my 13th great grandmother, Mary Boleyn my 14th. It's weird to think that Henry was my 14th grandfather 😮

[@emilybarclay8831]

Catherine Carey was not Henry’s daughter, there’s zero evidence of that and he never claimed her, meaning he knew he wasn’t her father. Mary was a married woman when Catherine was born, meaning the affair was over

[@michelegraham9044]

My first time here. I’ve asked Lady C several times to explain the different roles within the Royal households and I’ve been particularly interested in the Ladies in Waiting in the current day. I’ve got my cup of tea so here I go. Thank you in advance.

[@cherrytraveller5915]

Lady C wouldn't have any clue as she is to busy writing gossip novels

[@KittyO7878]

Lady C is absolutely clueless, she makes up a majority of what she talks about and is not involved within the inner circle of the royals.

[@robinlillian9471]

It was also a way to keep the nobility under surveillance and control. They had to dance attendance on royalty instead of possibly rebelling on their own estates.

[@bloss6277]

i wonder what it was like to be a lady-in-waiting, were they always scared? Or were they chill

[@jeffreycater5447]

Think it really would depend on their personal relations with other people as well. A lady-in-waiting probably had not much to fear unless they were to outspoken or got themselves into trouble. But I’m sure there was always reasons to be nervous. What if The King wanted to seduce you? What if the Queen didn’t like you or was even abusive? Then there is the fear of losing your position and such your power with that position.

[@valenciaboyland6825]

Wow! another great video thank you!

[@Shane3599]

Hi lindsay, great video as usual! I know you made a video on pandemics already but if you haven’t done so, can you please do a video on illnesses that were prevalent in medieval Europe and ones that were especially common in royal families like haemophilia,porphyria, dysentery, etc. I often hear about these in your videos but considering I don’t really have any prior knowledge about medieval Europe/royalty until now, I often have to look them up. It would be nice to have them all compiled and explained in one video for reference. 😄

[@kaymelatexcali8730]

Amazing recount of HISTORY! I LOVE IT!!! THANK YOU!

[@artchic528]

I imagine that the Queen in her advanced age might need a little help managing her day to day tasks like dressing and whatnot but I imagine she is a very proud and stubborn woman and insists on doing as much as she can on her own, true to British form. This is where I feel that her Ladies still come in, not to do it themselves, but to oversee the Royal healthcare team in charge of her health and well-being. I also imagine they do most of the medial tasks such as answering the Queen’s mail, organizing her schedule and overseeing the Palace staff to ensure that the Queen’s needs are being met properly.

[@tiareynolds9958]

Love these history lessons!

[@Tsumami__]

If you were the daughter of a lesser noble like a Baron, your mother could’ve used her connections and sometimes sending gifts like a big ass bunch of quail eggs to get you into the Queen’s entourage. Lady Lisle was quite the haggler when it came to getting the Bassett sisters into the Tudor court, lol

[@Melshed]

I’ve been curious if Queen Elizabeth and the Duchess of Cambridge have ladies in waiting, I hope this video answers that! They sure don’t get any publicity (at least here in the US) if they do exist.

[@catreinert818]

Queen Elizabeth has the same two ladies of the bedchamber since 1960 according to google. and Catherine just changed her lady in waiting in 2018. British papers do keep track of these ladies. I am also an american who is curious. especially since Diana's grandmother was the Queen mother's lady in waiting.

[@piratesswoop725]

She has several, most notably Lady Susan Hussey is her prime one, then she has Susan Rhodes, Mary Morrison, Annabel Whitehead and her cousin, Lady Elizabeth Leeming. She recently lost two ladies in waiting, The Duchess of Grafton and Lady Farnham.