English costume from prehistoric times to the end of the eighteenth century (1910)
Clinch, George, 1860-1921 · Chicago : A. C. McClurg; London, Methuen · leaf 81
y had broughtover with him an army of priests rather than soldiers. In process of time the Normans began to wear richand flowing garments, and the hair of the head andbeard were also permitted to flourish. The costume ofthe actual labourers or serfs of this period was, how- 3° NORMAN COSTUME 31… … Kingf Harold seated on the throne with Archbishop Stig-and on hisleft hand arm free for action. Their hats seem to have beenmade of some soft material, and of quite simple form,with somewhat pointed top and turned-up brim, muchlike the hats now worn by farm-labourers. The middle-class Normans wore…
Costume -- Great Britain · England -- Social life and customs
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