Museum of Femininity

Welcome to the Museum of Femininity, a laid back podcast exploring different aspects of female history and the representation of women in art and material culture My name is Charlotte Appleyard, a graduate with an MA in Art History and Archaeology of East Asia and museum professional. I have a love of Symbolism, Edo period art, fashion history and all things Victorian. Join me as I learn about areas of art and social history which have either faded from memory or were never taught to me in the first place! This is a fun passion project for me to keep me connected to my various interests, I hope you enjoy my rambles :)

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Marriage in the Middle Ages

April 17, 2022 • Charlotte Appleyard

Welcome back to the Museum of Femininity, in todays episode we start a new series analysing the history of marriage, but more specifically the process of getting engaged, weddings and how people celebrated this happy occasion throughout history.
Here we will be looking at the Middle Ages in Britain, the differences between a peasant wedding and an upper class wedding, why people married, what a wedding involved and how traditions of the past were similar and different to those today.
We will also devote sometime to contextualising the time period and having a general discussion about the role of women in Medieval society.

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Sources
https://rosaliegilbert.com/weddings.html
https://www.bl.uk/the-middle-ages/articles/women-in-medieval-society
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/story-of-england/medieval/
https://www.medievaltimes.com/education/medieval-era/marriage#:~:text=In%20the%20middle%20ages%2C%20girls,boy%20she%20was%20to%20marry.