Knight of the Order of the Garter. British order of chivalry.
The Garter. Orders of Knighthood.
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Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester
Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Clare. From Tewkesbury Abbey Church. Date about 1340.
Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester
Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, 5th Earl of Gloucester, 1st Lord of Glamorgan, 7th Lord of Clare (1180 – 25 October 1230).
English kings Henry I and King John. 12th century costumes.
Henry I (c. 1068 – 1236) and king John (1167 – 1216).
English kings Henry I and King John.
IN one of the Cottonian manuscripts (Julius, E. IV.), a brief metrical chronicle of the kings of England, which has been attributed to John Lidgate (1), and which was composed soon after the 10th Hen. VI., is illustrated by a series of singular and bold drawings of the monarchs whose reigns it commemorates. Two of these figures are given on the accompanying plate, which were intended to represent Henry the First and King John. The costume of King John is rather remarkable, particularly the high clogs which he has on his feet.
Proclamation of a tournament in the ages of chivalry.
EDWARD III. king of England and Wales, 14th century.
EDWARD III. king of England and Wales
Edward III. (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377) from the Anjou Plantagenet dynasty, was king of England and Wales from 1327 to 1377 and is considered one of the most important English rulers of the Medieval times.
Courtiers of the time of Richard II.
Courtiers of the time of Richard II. MS. Reg. 15 D. Ill, and MS. Harl. No. 1319.
COURTIERS OF THE TIME OF RICHARD II.
Anjou-Plantagenêt ruling dynasty
ABOVE all other periods in the history of England, that of the weak Richard II. was remarkable for the variety and gaiety of its fashions. The satirists and reformers of the day were zealous and loud in their outcries against the extravagance of the higher classes.
Geoffrey Chaucer. English writer and poet.
Geoffrey Chaucer. English writer and poet.
GEOFFREY CHAUCER.
Was an English writer and poet who became famous as the author of the Canterbury Tales. He was born around 1342 in London and died probably on 25th October 1400 in London. Continue reading
Ladies fashion of the 12th century.
Virgin Mary on her way to Egypt. Cottonian Manuscript Nero C. IV.
LADIES FASHION OF THE TWELFTH CENTURY.
Initial letter T. MS. Harl. No. 2800. 12th century
THE figures on the present plate are taken from different illuminations in the Cottonian Manuscript Nero C. IV. executed, probably, before the middle of the twelfth century.
Coronation spoon of English monarchs. 12th century.
Coronation spoon of English monarchs. 12th century.
Coronation spoon of English monarchs.
Ecclesiastics of the 12th century. Bishop, monks costumes.
Ecclesiastics, Bishop, monks, 12th century
ECCLESIASTICS OF THE TWELFTH CENTURY.
Initial letter N
NO class of figures occurs so frequently in the illuminations of our earlier manuscripts, as those of ecclesiastics of different grades; and as the older illuminators were almost exclusively monks, we are justified in concluding that none are represented more accurately with regard to their costume and other characteristics.