Dress at the Court of King Henry VIII

by Hayward; Maria

• ISBN13: 9781904350705
• ISBN10: 1904350704
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-09-27
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Henry VIII used his wardrobe, and that of his family and household, as a way of expressing his wealth and magnificence. This book encompasses the first detailed study of male and female dress worn at the court of Henry VIII (1509-47) and covers the dress of the king and his immediate family, the royal household and the broader court circle. Henry VIII's wardrobe is set in context by a study of Henry VII's clothes, court and household. As none of Henry VIII's clothes survive, evidence is drawn primarily from the great wardrobe accounts, wardrobe warrants, and inventories, and is interpreted using evidence from narrative sources, paintings, drawings and a small selection of contemporary garments, mainly from European collections. Key areas for consideration include the king's personal wardrobe, how Henry VIII's queens used their clothes to define their status, the textiles provided for the pattern of royal coronations, marriages and funerals and the role of the great wardrobe, wardrobe of the robes and laundry. In addition there is information on the cut and construction of garments, materials and colours, dress given as gifts, the function of livery and the hierarchy of dress within the royal household, and the network of craftsmen working for the court. The text is accompanied by full transcripts of James Worsley's wardrobe books of 1516 and 1521 which provide a brief glimpse of the king's clothes.

Table of Contents

Henry VIII: The Man and his Image	p. 1
Henry VIII: European Prince and King of England	p. 9
Creating Magnificence: The Role of the Great Wardrobe	p. 25
The Cycle of Royal Life: Coronations to Funerals	p. 41
Henry VII: Establishing the House of Tudor	p. 73
Henry VIII's Wardrobe Unlock'd	p. 95
Henry VIII's Ceremonial Wardrobe: Observing the Ritual Year	p. 129
Caring for the King's Clothes: The Wardrobe of the Robes and the Laundry	p. 143
Female Fashions at Henry VIII's Court	p. 155
An Expression of Individuality: An Analysis of the Wardrobes of Henry VIII's Wives and Sisters	p. 177
The King's Children: Dressed to Impress	p. 195
The Henrician Court	p. 217
The Royal Household: Form, Function and Livery	p. 241
Livery for the Households of Henry VII and his Family	p. 253
Henry VIII's Household: The Domus Magnificencie and the Domus Providencie	p. 261
Outside the Household: The Stable, the Hunts and Beyond	p. 275
Tudor Military Splendour	p. 289
The Households of Henry VIII's Wives, Sisters and Children	p. 301
The Royal Artificers	p. 317
Making the Tudor Wardrobe	p. 345
Transcription Notes	p. 367
The Wardrobe Book of the Wardrobe of the Robes prepared by James Worsley in December 1516, edited from British Library MS Harley 2284	p. 369
The Inventory of the Wardrobe of the Robes prepared by James Worsley on 17 January 1521, edited from British Library MS Harley 4217	p. 413
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