I have a few questions about ladies-in-waiting in medieval times.

Question

Were unmarried ladies-in-waiting called Maids of Honour? Were Maids of Honour less important?

Could you be unmarried and still be called a lady-in-waiting?

How different was it to be a lady-in-waiting or to live in a castle in England than it was in Ireland or Wales?

Any question you can answer would be great!

Thank you! :-)

Answer 1

http://www.google.com/search?q=medieval+lady-in-waiting&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGIE_en

You should find answers to most or all your questions in the links in those search results.

Answer 2

I have already tried Google searches and checked most of those sites. I was hoping to see if someone could answer me directly or point me to a specific site that has that answer.

Answer 3

Most of this information is about Elizabethan or Rennaisance times, not medieval. However, these sites should help you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maid_of_Honour

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/lady-in-waiting.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady-in-waiting

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-lady-in-waiting.htm