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Hi, I'm Olivia.

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And I'm Felicity.

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We're here at Framlingham Castle to meet Margaret Brotherton.

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Countess of Northwark.

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It is a great pleasure to welcome you here to my castle at Framlingham.

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I understand that you would like to know more about the life of a medieval noblewoman.

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That's right.

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In order to be truly noble, you must dress as I do.

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Well, you both look very fine indeed, and you will grace any court in all of Christendom.

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What's it like to live in a castle?

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Do you have to climb lots of stairs to get to your bedroom?

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Oh, there are many steps in a castle.

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I myself have a room right at the top of the castle,

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which has the most magnificent views across my estate,

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and I feel very at home up there.

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How should a countess behave?

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It is your duty to maintain the great traditions of your heritage

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and to represent your family well by showing courtesy.

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For example, you must show excellent table manners.

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You must always place a napkin over your left shoulder or over your left wrist.

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You must never wipe your mouth upon your sleeve.

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That will never do.

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You must make sure that you never rest your elbows upon the table.

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You never use a fork as something to eat with.

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Instead, you will carry your own knife and you will stab your food.

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and then you will remove that piece of food from the knife.

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And if you are offered a drink by your host,

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first you must wipe your mouth with your napkin

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and then you must accept a drink from the cup using both hands

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and then return it to your host.

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Do you have a lot of parties and what do you eat?

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Oh, I love to have feasts here.

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I love to dance here.

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Would you like to have a look at my accounts

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and you can see in detail all the things that I ordered over the year.

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70,321 loaves of bread, 40 casks of red herring,

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721 carcasses of beef, 9 wild boar, 151 carcasses of pork,

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697 carcasses of mutton,

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24 pounds of saffron, and finally 2,200 gallons of red and white wine from St. Emilion.

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What are you most proud of and how do you want to be remembered?

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Well, I am most proud of having lived a long and prosperous life.

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I have always known my own mind.

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I have always lived fearlessly.

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I have been persuasive in my time.

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I was married at the age of 15, not much older than you are now.

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As such, I was not happy in that marriage.

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I did my best to get out of it.

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So I've had an interesting life, shall we say.

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Thank you for telling us about your life.

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Thank you.

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You are very welcome. It's been a great pleasure to have your company here.