New book now available
The Tudor Tailor team is pleased to announce the publication of an
exciting new book. The King’s Servants: Men’s dress at the accession of
Henry VIII builds on the
success of The Tudor Tailor: reconstructing 16th century dress
by exploring early 16th
century men’s dress in detail. This year is the 500th anniversary of
Henry’s VIII’s coronation as King of England in 1509, an era to which
many people are now turning their attention. Thanks to numerous readers
of The Tudor Tailor who have sent feedback, it seems there is a demand
to know what Henry’s subjects were wearing at this important time of
change. The typical clothes worn by middling men during the decades
between the battles of Bosworth (1485) and Flodden (1513) are described
and reconstructed in this beautifully illustrated book. For further information click here.
Scheduled for future publication are The Typical Tudor, which will look at middle and lower-class
dress in detail and, soon after, The Stuart Tailor, which will explore 17th century dress. Both
these books will follow the same format as The Tudor Tailor, with chapters on the social history
of dress and a substantial section offering patterns and instructions on
making accurate reproductions. Research for both these books is well
underway and it may not be too long a wait for them to appear on
readers’ bookshelves.
