How did it impact social structures of English Society? Although with the common knowledge that cross-dressing confronted the biblical law prohibiting the practice, it could still be evident in Early Modern English Society. Individuals who did practice cross-dressing were often punished for their transgressive actions. It was often that females in England would cross dressContinue reading “Cross-Dressing in Early Modern England”
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The Division Between Early Modern Women in England
What did fashion have to do with anything? The largest contributor to the division of women in Early Modern England was through clothing. The style of dress, the fabrics used, the colour of dress… Every aspect of what women wore everyday played an immense role in which women interacted with one another. The importance ofContinue reading “The Division Between Early Modern Women in England”
The Fashion Trends During Elizabeth I’s Reign
The limits, freedoms and inventions of fashion during the Elizabethan age. The most evident fashion trends followed the time when Elizabeth I was the Queen of England. Queen Elizabeth I had such an influence on fashion to the point where there have been accounts of women risking their health to paint their skin white toContinue reading “The Fashion Trends During Elizabeth I’s Reign”
Military Uniforms Post Military Revolution 1560 to 1660
By: Abagail Williams How did a soldiers style of uniform demonstrate their role within the military in Early Modern England? Uniforms, specifically speaking within the role of uniform in the military establishes a way of identification for countries on the battlefield as well as it establishes the sense of homogeneousness within the unit. Military uniformsContinue reading “Military Uniforms Post Military Revolution 1560 to 1660”
An Introduction to the Importance of Early Modern Fashion
Considering the elaborate fashion trends of the Early Modern period, how did particular clothing styles and the quality of which they were produced, specifically detailing to women, translate to society what class they were involved in? The rise in the symbolic meanings of fashion for individuals in Early Modern England increased the division of classContinue reading “An Introduction to the Importance of Early Modern Fashion”
The Fashion of Early Modern London 