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A Woman of the Time of Richard I (1189-1199)

Women's Fashion in the Time of Richard I and Berengaria of Navarre

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From an image in Dion Clayton Calthrop's 1906

Women's Fashion in the Time of Richard I and Berengaria of Navarre

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Medieval English Woman's Costume: A Woman of the Time of Richard I (1189-1199)

"Her very full cloak is kept in place by the end which passes through loops. A large buckle holds the neck of the gown together. The gown is ornamented with a simple diaper pattern; the hem and neck are deeply embroidered."

See the accompanying article: Women's Fashion in the Time of Richard I and Berengaria of Navarre. Source: Calthrop, Dion Clayton. English Costume: I. Early English. London, 1906.

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