This may have been the smelliest royal wedding in history… Sources used: ‘The Royal Wardrobe’ by Rosie Harte (2023) p. 162-164 #history #britishroyalfamily #bridgerton #fashionhistory #queencharlotte #qeeuncharlottebridgerton #royalhistory
Queen Alexandra, the woman who made disabilities trendy! Sources used - ‘The Royal Wardrobe’ by Rosie Harte (2023) pp. 21-19 ‘The Ladies of Edinburgh and the Alexandra Limp’ in the Dundee Courier (December 9, 1869) #fashionhistory #history #queenalexandra #victorianfashion #19thcentury
These wire frames were once Tudor hoods! But what exactly is a hood… Sources used: ‘The Royal Wardrobe’ by Rosie Harte (2023) p. 8 Collection notes for Museum of London: NN47264 #history #fashionhistory #thetudors #tudorfashion #anneboleyn #frenchhood #englishhood #gablehood
Patiently waiting for the five-head to be trendy again… Sources used - ‘Clear Skies and High Foreheads in Renaissance Italy’ posted on Early Modern Goldilocks #history #fashionhistory #renaissance #beautystandards #renaissancefashion
What messages did Prince Albert hide in his tiara designs? 💎 Sources used: ‘My beautiful sapphires: Queen Victoria’s Sapphire and Diamond Coronet’ by Richard Edgcumbe in ‘Diana Scarisbrick: A life in jewels’ (2022) ‘Victoria & Albert: Art and Love’ by Jonathan Marsden (2010) Catalogue notes for the V&A: M.20:1, 2-2017 @V&A Museum #queenvictoria #princealbert #royalhistory #royalfashion #tiaras #royaltiaras #britishroyals #victorianfashion #fashionhistory
Is Anne Boleyn hidden in this painting of her daughter??? No. Sources used: Collection notes for National Portrait Gallery NPG 200 Research from the ‘Making Art in Tudor Britain’ project at the NPG: ‘The Queen’s Likeness: portraits of Elizabeth I’ #anneboleyn #elizabethi #thetudors #history #arthistory
John Singer Sargent’s Lady Macbeth wore a dress made of beetle wings! But why did the victorians love wearing bugs so much… #history #fashionhistory #johnsingersargent #ladymacbeth #victorianfashion #arthistory
The bride wore white… and silver, and gold, and purple, and black… Sources used - ’Dress at the Court of King Henry VIII’ by Maria Hayward (2007) ‘Dressed to Impress’ by Maria Hayward in ‘Tudor Queenship’ (2012) p. 82 ‘Letters of Horace Walpole’ Vol. V edited by Paget Toynbee (1903) p. 109 ‘In Royal Fashion’ by Kay Staniland (1997) p. 57 ‘The Royal Marriages’ in The Caledonian Mercury (16 July 1818) #history #fashionhistory #historytok #royalfashion #royalweddings #weddingdress #thetudors #catherineofaragon #anneofcleves #queenmary #maryi #queencharlotte #princesscharlotte #queenadelaide #duchessofkent #queenvictoria
Here’s how this King tried (and failed) to control women’s fashion! Sources used - ‘The Royal Wardrobe’ by Rosie Harte (2023) p. 74-75 ‘Shaping Femininity’ by Sarah Bendall (2022) p. 180 ‘Dress and Morality’ Aileen Ribeiro (1986) p. 78-80 #history #fashionhistory #17thcentury #17thcenturyfashion #stuartera #kingjames #kingcharles #anneofdenmark #henriettamaria
Did you know that the oldest British royal wedding dress belonged to Princess Charlotte? Sources used - ‘In Royal Fashion’ by Kay Staniland (1997) p. 58-61 ’Princess Charlotte’s Wedding Dress’ by Kay Staniland in ‘Costume’ (2000, v34, issue 1) #royalfamily #royalfashion #princesscharlotte #princesscharlotteofwales #fashionhistory #weddingdress #history #historytok
How did courtiers at the time of Queen Charlotte dress? Take a look at that stunning court dress from the 1760s! 👗 Sources used: ‘The Royal Wardrobe’ by Rosie Harte (2023) pp. 147, 150 ‘Splendour at Court’ by Nigel Arch and Joanna Marschner (1987) p. 121-122 #queencharlotte #queencharlottenetflix #bridgerton #fashionhistory #britishroyalfamily #regencyfashion #georgianfashion #18thcentury
Women in the 16th and 17th centuries wore huge skirts called French farthingales, but could they actually move in them? And why did men hate them? Sources used - ‘The Royal Wardrobe’ by Rosie Harte (2023) ‘Shaping Femininity’ by Sarah Bendall (2021) #fashionhistory #historytok #maryandgeorge #history #tudorfashion #17thcentury
A piece of the crown jewels went up for auction in January, but how much did it sell for? Sources used - Sotheby’s catalogue notes for ‘Royal memorabilia - Imperial State Crown’ ‘Fragments of History: The Imperial State Crown’ by Arsalan Mohammad for the Sotheby’s website #history #britishroyals #kingcharles #crownjewels #royalfamily #sothebys @Sotheby’s
Bring back the belly pad! Sources used - ‘Dress and Morality’ by Aileen Ribeiro (2003) p. 68 ‘The Age of Undress’ by Amelia Rauser (2020) p. 101-103 #history #fashionhistory #regencyfashion #tudorfashion #thetudors #bridgerton
Did you know that Elizabeth I had a secret wedding dress? The royals were a thrifty bunch! Sources used: ‘The Royal Wardrobe’ by Rosie Harte (2023) #history #royalhistory #fashionhistory #britishroyals #princessbeatrice #queenvictoria #elizabethi #queenelizabeth #queencharlotte #princesscharlotte #weddingdress #royalwedding #royalweddingdress
How did Jane Seymour really feel about Anne Boleyn? It’s hard to know for sure, but Jane’s approach to fashion might help to give us some clues… 👗 Sources used - ‘The Royal Wardrobe’ by Rosie Harte (2023) ’Dress at the Court of King Henry VIII’ by Maria Hayward (2007) #fashionhistory #fashion #thetudors #janeseymour #anneboleyn #henryviii #royalfashion #historytok
So what’s the deal with Kate Middleton’s mother’s day photo? (From a historian’s perspective) Sources used - ‘The Royal Wardrobe’ by Rosie Harte (2023) p. 217-219 #history #katemiddleton #queenalexandra #britishroyalfamily #royalhistory #arthistory
Happy Valentine’s Day?? Sources used - ‘Nae Hair On’t’ by Robert Burns ‘The Royal Wardrobe’ by Rosie Harte (2023) ‘The Beggar’s Benison: Clubs of Enlightenment Scotland’ by David Stevenson (2001) p. 251 #history #fashionhistory #historytok #18thcentury #georgianhistory
How to tell who is in a painting just by looking at it… Cheat sheet - Robes: 6 rows of dots = Royal Duke 4 = Duke 3 ¼ = Marquess 3 = Earl 2 ½ = Viscount 2 = Baron Coronets Strawberry leaves = Duke Strawberry leaves and pearls (spheres) = marquess Strawberry leaves and raised pearls = Earl Just pearls (all touching) = Viscount Just pearls (spaced out) = Baron #history #fashionhistory #arthistory #historytok #art #royalfamily