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Book Clothes of the Common People in Elizabethan and Early Stuart England 1558 1660

Download or read book Clothes of the Common People in Elizabethan and Early Stuart England 1558 1660 written by Stuart Peachey and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book aims to identify the clothing of the common people of England in the period from 1558 to 1660 and to make it possible to create plausible, working reconstructions of garments"--P. 4.

Book High Fashion in Stuart Times

Download or read book High Fashion in Stuart Times written by Andrew Brownfoot and published by History and Costume. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes four pull-up scenes to cut out and make and which show some costumes in three dimensions. The Masque at Bolsover, Black Monday at the Court of Appeal, Whitehall and St James's; and A Sitting at Henpen's Studio provide pull up scenes to give an extra dimension to the historical and theatrical background that is abundant in the book. It also includes a carefully researched glossary of useful terms.

Book Shaping Femininity

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sarah Bendall
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2021-10-07
  • ISBN : 1350164135
  • Pages : 353 pages

Download or read book Shaping Femininity written by Sarah Bendall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly Commended, Society for Renaissance Studies Biennial Book Prize 2022 In sixteenth and seventeenth-century England, the female silhouette underwent a dramatic change. This very structured form, created using garments called bodies and farthingales, existed in various extremes in Western Europe and beyond, in the form of stays, corsets, hoop petticoats and crinolines, right up until the twentieth century. With a nuanced approach that incorporates a stunning array of visual and written sources and drawing on transdisciplinary methodologies, Shaping Femininity explores the relationship between material culture and femininity by examining the lives of a wide range of women, from queens to courtiers, farmer's wives and servants, uncovering their lost voices and experiences. It reorients discussions about female foundation garments in English and wider European history, arguing that these objects of material culture began to shape and define changing notions of the feminine bodily ideal, social status, sexuality and modesty in the early modern period, influencing enduring Western notions of femininity. Beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout, Shaping Femininity is the first large-scale exploration of the materiality, production, consumption and meanings of women's foundation garments in sixteenth and seventeenth-century England. It offers a fascinating insight into dress and fashion in the early modern period, and offers much of value to all those interested in the history of early modern women and gender, material culture and consumption, and the history of the body, as well as curators and reconstructors.

Book English Costume

Download or read book English Costume written by Dion Clayton Calthrop and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Oxford Illustrated History of Tudor   Stuart Britain

Download or read book The Oxford Illustrated History of Tudor Stuart Britain written by John Stephen Morrill and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two centuries of dramatic change are covered by this exciting and richly illustrated work. Eighteen leading scholars explore the political, social, religious, and cultural history of the period when monarchs based in south-east England imperfectly attempted to extend their authority over thewhole of the British Isles. These centuries witnessed the Reformation, the civil wars, and two revolutions, in which two monarchs, two wives of a king, and two archbishops of Canterbury were tried and executed, and hundreds of men and women tortured and burned in the name of religion. Yet in the same period, an explosion ofliteracy and the printed word, transformations in landscapes and townscapes, new forms of wealth, new structures of power, and new forms of political participation freed minds and broadened horizons. These centuries marked the beginning of Britain's imperial power and its emergence as perhaps themost liberal and mature of European states. The integrated illustrations and maps form an essential part of the book, complementing all aspects of the text. It also contains a Chronology, Glossary, Family Trees of the monarchy, Further Reading, and an extensive Index.

Book The Stuarts in 100 Facts

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andrea Zuvich
  • Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
  • Release : 2015-09-15
  • ISBN : 1445647311
  • Pages : 197 pages

Download or read book The Stuarts in 100 Facts written by Andrea Zuvich and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the history behind the facts

Book Daily Life in Stuart England

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  • Author : Jeffrey L. Forgeng
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • Release : 2007-03-30
  • ISBN : 0313088950
  • Pages : 281 pages

Download or read book Daily Life in Stuart England written by Jeffrey L. Forgeng and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-03-30 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: England witnessed an overall rising standard of living in the seventeenth century. Still very much an agrarian society, approximately 80% of the population lived in rural settlements, and even citydwellers were in walking distance of farmland. However, as the the century came to an end a growing proportion of the population was living in urban areas. London in particular grew from some 200,000 people in 1600 to 575,000 by 1700 and went from being the 3rd largest city in Europe to the largest. Homes were larger than previously and the wealth of a family could be determined by how many fireplaces were in the home. Clothing was another important facet of Stuart culture and not only protected the wearer against the elements but was a statement of their position in society. Clothing and homes weren't the only marker of social status, even sports and games were often divided along class lines - many in the lower classes played football while the upper-classes were consumed with billiards. Forgeng brings life in Stuart England alive for students and general readers alike. Chapters devoted to the course of life and cycles of time; the living environment; clothing and accoutrements; food and drink; and entertainments detail the day-to-day lives of those living in Stuart England; while the role of women; religion; science and technology; the military; and trade and economy are also explored. Greenwood's Daily Life through History series looks at the everyday lives of common people. This book will illuminate the lives of those living in Stuart England and provide a basis for further research. Black and white photographs, maps and charts are interspersed throughout the text to assist readers. Reference features include a timeline of historic events, sources for further reading, glossary of terms, bibliography and index.

Book Palaces of Revolution  Life  Death and Art at the Stuart Court

Download or read book Palaces of Revolution Life Death and Art at the Stuart Court written by Simon Thurley and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark, Holland and Spain to England.

Book Spanish Fashion at the Courts of Early Modern Europe

Download or read book Spanish Fashion at the Courts of Early Modern Europe written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Politics under the Later Stuarts

Download or read book Politics under the Later Stuarts written by Tim Harris and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first major study of party conflict in England over the later Stuart period from the reign of Charles II to its culmination under Anne. Tim Harris shows how the party configuration of subsequent British politics emerged in these crucial years. He deals not only with high politics and with the organisation of the new parties, but also with the ideological roots of party strife.

Book Dynasty

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Macleod
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2001-04-20
  • ISBN : 9780312272067
  • Pages : 430 pages

Download or read book Dynasty written by John Macleod and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-04-20 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an irreverent take on the royal family that united Great Britain, chronicling the trials and triumphs of a dynasty that oversaw the rise of English Protestantism and the evolution of modern British democracy.

Book The Tudor Tailor

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ninya Mikhaila
  • Publisher : Costume & Fashion Press/Quite Specific Media
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 162 pages

Download or read book The Tudor Tailor written by Ninya Mikhaila and published by Costume & Fashion Press/Quite Specific Media. This book was released on 2006 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential source book for reconstructing clothing 1509 to 1603.

Book Stuart Britain  A Very Short Introduction

Download or read book Stuart Britain A Very Short Introduction written by John Morrill and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 2000-08-10 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Morrill's Very Short Introduction to Stuart Britain shows how in the Stuart century, a century of Revolution, political, religious, social, and economic changes came together.

Book Corsets and Codpieces

    Book Details:
  • Author : Karen Bowman
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2016-10-04
  • ISBN : 1510708693
  • Pages : 176 pages

Download or read book Corsets and Codpieces written by Karen Bowman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered why we wear the type of clothes we do? Packed with outlandish outfits, this exciting history of fashion trends reveals the flamboyant fashions adopted (and discarded) by our ancestors. In the days before cosmetic surgery, people used bum rolls and bombastic breeches to augment their figures, painted their faces with poisonous concoctions, and doused themselves with scent to cover body odor. Take a fresh look at history’s hidden fashion disasters and discover the stories behind historical garments: How removing a medieval woman’s headdress could reveal her as a harlot Why Tudor men traded in their oversized codpieces for corsets How crinoline caused a spate of shoplifting among Victorian ladies Karen Bowman charts our sartorial history from the animal skins first used to cover our modesty and show off hunting skills, right up to the twentieth-century drive for practicality and comfort. Corsets and Codpieces is a fascination read for history buffs and fashionistas alike. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Book The Social History of Great Britain During the Reigns of the Stuarts  Beginning with the 17  Century  Being the Period of Settling the United States

Download or read book The Social History of Great Britain During the Reigns of the Stuarts Beginning with the 17 Century Being the Period of Settling the United States written by William Goodman and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Gender Relations in Early Modern England

Download or read book Gender Relations in Early Modern England written by Laura Gowing and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-30 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise and accessible book explores the history of gender in England between 1500 and 1700. Amidst the political and religious disruptions of the Reformation and the Civil War, sexual difference and gender were matters of public debate and private contention. Laura Gowing provides unique insight into gender relations in a time of flux, through sources ranging from the women who tried to vote in Ipswich in 1640, to the dreams of Archbishop Laud and a grandmother describing the first time her grandson wore breeches. Examining gender relations in the contexts of the body, the house, the neighbourhood and the political world, this comprehensive study analyses the tides of change and the power of custom in a pre-modern world. This book offers: Previously unpublished documents by women and men from all levels of society, ranging from private letters to court cases A critical examination of a new field, reflecting original research and the most recent scholarship In-depth analysis of historical evidence, allowing the reader to reconstruct the hidden histories of women Also including a chronology, who’s who of key figures, guide to further reading and a full-colour plate section, Gender Relations in Early Modern England is ideal for students and interested readers at all levels, providing a diverse range of primary sources and the tools to unlock them.

Book The Social History of Great Britain During the Reigns of the Stuarts

Download or read book The Social History of Great Britain During the Reigns of the Stuarts written by William Goodman and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: