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English Costume

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Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023), Barry Eads, Bellona Times and others · 8 h 42 min · 40 parts

  1. 00 - Introduction

    8:05

  2. 01 - William The First

    9:50

  3. 02 - William The Second

    11:09

  4. 03 - Henry The First

    9:03

  5. 04 - Stephen

    17:36

  6. 05 - Henry The Second

    9:08

  7. 06 - Richard The First

    7:52

  8. 07 - John

    4:43

  9. 08 - Henry The Third

    10:42

  10. 09 - The Country Folk

    5:25

  11. 10 - Edward The First

    12:46

  12. 11 - Edward The Second

    11:02

  13. 12 - Edward The Third

    21:43

  14. 13 - Richard The Second

    21:39

  15. 14 - The End of the Fourteenth Century

    13:12

  16. 15 - Henry The Fourth

    8:25

  17. 16 - Henry The Fifth

    18:43

  18. 17 - Henry The Sixth

    27:40

  19. 18 - Edward The Fourth

    18:23

  20. 19 - Edward The Fifth, Richard The Third

    11:31

  21. 20 - Henry The Seventh

    26:19

  22. 21 - Henry The Eighth

    27:53

  23. 22 - Edward The Sixth

    9:25

  24. 23 - Mary

    7:41

  25. 24 - Elizabeth

    28:27

  26. 25 - Shakespeare and Clothes

    9:43

  27. 26 - James The First

    17:33

  28. 27 - Charles The First

    15:37

  29. 28 - The Cromwells

    6:01

  30. 29 - Charles The Second

    6:12

  31. 30 - Pepys and Clothes

    9:08

  32. 31 - James The Second

    5:19

  33. 32 - William and Mary

    12:39

  34. 33 - Queen Anne

    12:32

  35. 34 - George The First

    9:23

  36. 35 - George The Second

    16:40

  37. 36 - George The Third

    6:35

  38. 37 - George The Fourth

    13:59

  39. 38 - Powder and Patches

    11:03

  40. 39 - Beau Brummell and Clothes

    11:41

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Clothes give each reign a visible shape in Dion Clayton Calthrop's history of English dress. Starting with the Conquest and continuing to George IV, he follows garments through successive rulers, explaining how cuts, folds and details develop from earlier fashions. Paintings and drawings accompany descriptions of the clothes worn by men and women, helping readers connect a period with its characteristic appearance.

A passage on Richard III's reign shows how pointed hats yield to bonnets set at the back of the head. Calthrop describes the linen wings and supporting wires, then examines full skirts, high waists, tight sleeves and folded fur cuffs. His interest lies in both the construction of clothes and the changing ideas of beauty they express.

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Book facts

First published
1906
Reading time
About 6 hours
Pages
413
Language
English
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PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
Audio read by
Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023), Barry Eads, Bellona Times and others