What’s in a Tudor Woman’s Bag? Court Essentials vs. Servant Survival

If you emptied the pockets of a Tudor woman in 1535, what would spill out? In this episode, we’re opening the drawstring purses, apron folds, and girdles of 16th-century women to see what they actually carried. Not the romanticized version. The practical one. From gold pomanders packed with ambergris and spices… To iron keys tied on fraying string… To bread wrapped in linen because there was no such thing as “grabbing something later.” We’ll look at: • The scented luxury of court life • The devotional habits that traveled at the waist • The money, keys, and tools women kept on their bodies • The stark differences between noblewomen, merchants’ wives, and servants • And what everyday objects quietly reveal about class, privacy, and control This is a “What’s In My Bag” video: Tudor edition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices