Daily Life Of A Lady In Waiting – A Dangerous Profession Sometimes

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Would you like to have a personal assistant who helps you with your daily routines? Most of us have to cope with everyday duties on our own. Not many can afford such luxury; frankly, some would even feel embarrassed if a stranger was always there and assisted us.

The duties of ladies in waiting varied from court to court. Credit: Franz Xaver Winterhalter – Public Domain

It was, however, a completely different story in England during the Tudor and Elizabethan Eras (1485 – 1602). In those days, a lady in waiting was a profession that could sometimes even be slightly dangerous. A lady-in-waiting could be found in most European royal courts, not only the English one.

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