A History of English Costume

Iris Brooke

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN:
  9781032915111
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040259719
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Social History

Originally published in 1937 and reprinted as a fourth edition in paperback in 1979, this is a history of dress in England from the Norman Conquest to the mid-20th century. Despite being an excellent resource for the student or designer, this book also provides a wealth of material for the social historian. Indeed, the author argues that costume is important because it is custom, and custom and habit have helped to shape history just as much as political machinations and geographical discoveries.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Dedication
• Original Copyright
• Introduction
• Other Books by Iris Brooke
• Illustrations
• Contents
• Chapter 1 William The Conqueror To Edward III—1066 to 1327
• Chapter 2 Edward III to Henry VII — 1327 to 1485
• Chapter 3 Early Tudors, Henry VII to Elizabeth—1485 to 1558
• Chapter 4 Elizabeth to James I 1558 to 1625
• Chapter 5 Charles I to James II 1625 to 1684
• Chapter 6 James II to George III 1685 to 1760
• Chapter 7 George III to George IV 1760 to 1820
• Chapter 8 George IV, William IV and Victoria—1820 to 1850
• Chapter 9 Victoria—1850 to 1880
• Chapter 10 Victoria To Edward VII 1880 to 1901
• Chapter 11 Edward VII to Elizabeth II—1901 to 1970
• Index