Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 73
,rejoiced in a present of some of them. What a change it must have been to Matilda,free of the veil that she hated, from the BlackNuns of Romsey, and the taunts and blows of heraunt Christina, to become the wife of King Henry,and to disport herself in fine garments and longplaited hair—Matilda the… … THE MEN When one regards themass of material in exist-ence showing costume ofthe tenth and eleventh cen-turies, it appears curiousthat so little fabric remainsof this particular period. The few pieces of fabricin existence are so wornand bare that they tell little^whereas pieces of earlierdate of…
Costume -- Great Britain
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