Thomas Becket was Lord Chancellor of England and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; canonised by Alexander III on 21st February 1173.
Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury.
Tag: Medieval costume
Medieval costume history. The period between the end of antiquity and the beginning of modern times about the 6th to the 15th century. It includes as superordinate, the Byzantine, Merovingian, Carolingian and Burgundian costume eras. Therein are the Gallic, Celtic, English-Saxon, Normans, Gothic, Romanesque included.
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.
Knight of the second crusade 1145–1149.
Knight bannert praying before his departure for the 2nd crusade.
Kriemhild at Siegfried’s Bier. The Nibelungenlied. Medieval epic.
KRIEMHILD, daughter of Dancrat and sister of Gunther, King of Burgundy.
She first married Siegfried, King of the Netherlanders, who was murdered by Hagan.
Noble woman dress of the Carolingian period.
Noble woman dress of the Carolingian Period about 890 to 900.
Carolingian Lord going to hunt with bird. 7th century.
Carolingian Lord going to hunt with bird. 7th century.
Capetian Queen in 1360 (Portal of Chartres Cathedral).
Reine capétienne en 1360. (Portail de la cathédrale de Chartres.)
Capetian noblewoman costume 12th century
Capetian noblewoman costume around 1180 to 1190, 12th century. Noble Capétienne, Vers 1180 A 1190. Source: Costumes civils et militaires des Français à travers les siècles. 1883. Author: Jean Baptiste… Read More
Merovingian queen costume from the 5th to the 8th century.
Merovingian Queen, 5th to 8th Century. ‘Based on the sculptures of Chartres Cathedral.’
Young Gallic Woman 5th to 7th century
Young Gallic Woman 5th to 7th century.