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Back in the day, the well-to-do Late Medieval/Early Renaissance family with connections would find a place for their son within the household of the local aristocracy. Daughters? Not so much.

The boys, usually between the ages of 7 and 14 were promptly dispatched to what we fondly call here on the island The Big Hoose. Β There they were allocated positions within the ‘court’. Β Mostly they were apprenticed to Knights or acted as a Very Early Internet System (ie delivering messages). Β Their tasks were mainly minor and uncomplicated *thinks of own Son at seven years of age and how he could barely be trusted to flush the toilet after him at that age. Β That’s still a work in progress to be honest.)

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