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The 1542 inventory of the palace of Westminster
No full textMaria Hayward uncovers the role of Sir Anthony Denny as Henry VIII's palace keeper.'First oone Gowne of purple Satten furred with Pampilion/the Sleves and border set with oone hundred and thertye diamondes set in golde and a hundred thertye and oone Clusters of Peerle.’It is fitting that the first few entries in the 1542 inventory of the Palace of Westminster deal with the small selection of Henry VIII’s clothes that were kept there. These clothes, including the King’s Parliament robes, act as a reminder that the first significant office held by Sir Anthony Denny (1501–49) within Henry VIII’s household was that of Yeoman of the Robes. By 1542, Denny had progressed significantly. He had been previously Second Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber and had also held the office of Keeper of the King’s New Palace of Westminster (also known as Whitehall) for six years. The inventory reflects aspects of the lives of three key individuals: the King, the Keeper and the Clerk who compiled and updated the document. Denny’s inventory is the largest surviving inventory taken of Henry’s possessions during his lifetime. There are no comparable inventories of objects held by the keepers of Greenwich, Hampton Court, Oatlands, Windsor or Nonsuch taken between 1509-47
The sign of some degree?: the social, financial and sartorial significance of male headwear at the courts of Henry VIII and Edward VI
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Rich Apparel: Clothing and the Law Henry VIII's England
No full textEnglish dress in the second half of the sixteenth century has been studied in depth, yet remarkable little has been written on the earlier years, or indeed on male clothing for the whole century. The few studies that do cover these neglected areas have tended to be quite general, focusing upon garments rather than the wearers. As such this present volume will fill an important gap by providing a detailed analysis of not only what people wore in Henry's reign, but why.The book describes and analyses dress in England through a variety of documents, including warrants and accounts form Henry's Great Wardrobe and the royal household, contemporary narrative sources, legislation enacted by Parliament, guild regulations, inventories and wills, supported with evidence and observations derived from visual sources and surviving garments. Whilst all these sources are utilised, the main focus of the study is built around the sumptuary legislation, or the four 'Acts of Apparel' passed by Henry between 1509 and 1547. English sumptuary legislation was concerned primarily with male dress and starting at the top of society, with the king and his immediate family, it worked its way down through the social hierarchy, but stopped short of the poor who did not have sufficient disposable income to afford the items under consideration. Certain groups - such as women and the clergy - who were specifically excluded from the legislation, receive consideration in the second half of the book.Combing the consideration of such primary sources with modern scholarly analysis, this book will prove invaluable for anyone with an interest in the history of fashion, clothing, consumption in Tudor society
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