King and Knight. England 12th century. DRESSES of ceremony for solemn occasions, particularly with persons in exalted stations, suffer fewer changes in the course of time, than those in common use.… Read More
King and Knight. Dresses of ceremony.
Tag: Crusaders
Fra ‘Jean de la Valette, Jean Parisot de La Valette. Military Order of Malta.
Fra ‘Jean de la Valette, Jean Parisot de La Valette, (1494 – 1568) was from 1557 until his death the 49th Grand Master of the Military Order of Malta and founder of present capital of Malta, Valletta.
Eleanor of Castile first wife of King Edward I.
The Queens of England. Eleanor of Castile (also Leonor, 1241 – † 28 November 1290 in Harby, Nottinghamshire) was the first wife of King Edward I. Royal Consort of England.
The principality of Antioch. The crusades. Map of Syria.
Contents: Syria during the period of the crusades, 1096-1291.
Godfrey of Bouillon. First King of Jerusalem.
Godfrey of Bouillon. First King of Jerusalem.
Richard I the Lionheart. Cœur de Lion. Third son of King Henry II.
Richard I in French Cœur de Lion, actually Richard Plantagenet; was from 1189 to his death King of England. From 1172 to the year of his coronation was Richard Duke of Aquitaine. Then he held the title of Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou.
Knight in armor of the second crusade.
Knight in armor of the second crusade 1145–1149.
Medieval German and Italian clothing in the 13th Century.
Clothing in the 13th Century. Medieval, gothic fashion era.
12th century clothing. Nobility, Pope, Jewish, Crusader
12th century clothing. Nobility, Pope, Jewish, Crusader Medieval chivalary. Gothic fashion era.
Reign of Philip III and Louis VIII. The influence of the Crusaders.
Severity of feminine costume – Long gowns and gimps – Marguerite of Provence – “Fermaux” – Reappearance of splendor in dress – Eastern customs – The priests of fashion – Haberdashery and peacock-feathers – Female embroiderers – Taste for embroidery – Continual temptations – Earliest sumptuary laws – Furs – St. Louis’s opinion on dress – Prohibitions by Philippe le Bel; speech made by his wife – Crépine.