How do we know how poor women lived in the Middle Ages when historians have ignored them? Walk along the river and meet 6 medieval women.Written history records only the rich and famous, and anyway poor women did nothing interesting - right? So how did ordinary women get along? In this walk you’ll meet 6 women who lived and worked near the Thames in Southwark in the 14th century: scullery maid, viteller, laundress, alewife, sex worker, huckster.
We’ll start at the south end of London Bridge and end on the north side of the river near the Millenium Bridge. The distance is about 3 miles taking about 2.5-3 hours depending on crowds. We’ll be walking on pavements, not the foreshore, so no special shoes are required. There are numerous stairs to climb up and down with no alternate route , so this walk isn't recommended if you have mobility issues.
Laura Agustín is a medieval historian and anthropologist interested in illuminating the lives of unnamed people in history. On this walk she's joined by Rob Smith, longtime London guide and friend, in a dialogue about what makes history.
The Naked Anthropologist is Laura's longtime blog, focusing now on London walks with Gender, Sex and Class. Come and hear about those not usually mentioned in historical accounts.
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1 Tooley Street,London,SE1 2PF,GB, United Kingdom
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