Course: A History of Royal Fashion

As we’ve moved into the 21st century, there is still much about royal fashion that resonates with previous reigns, from the Crown Jewels, which are still held at the Tower …

Following on from Step 4.13 where we glimpsed into Victoria’s style as a young woman, in this video Sally and Claudia Williams, curator at Historic Royal Palaces, look at one …

Queen Victoria (1837-1901) is the first British monarch for whom we can clearly and consistently connect fashion with key events in her life. Garments survive that can be associated with …

The second half of the 17th century saw many significant events that affected royal and wider fashion. By the very end of the century ‒ after regicide, restoration and a …

In many ways the early Stuarts continued patterns set by their Tudor predecessors: using clothing to demonstrate power and wealth, and even continuing some of the Tudor styles into the …

This timeline serves as a handy reference guide to the Stuart period, highlighting key historical events and moments in fashion history. You may find it useful to refer back to …

Henry VIII (1509-47) was called ‘the best dressed sovereign in the world’ and Elizabeth I (1558-1603), equally image-conscious, was once described as being like ‘starlight, thick with jewels’. We’ve seen …

In this video Sally meets Eleri Lynn, the Curator of the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection at Historic Royal Palaces, to look at a rare survival from the Tudor era ‒ …

Throughout the course we’ll be given an insight into how outfits from the past were created. We’ll meet live costumed interpreters from Past Pleasures who work at Historic Royal Palaces. …