Tag:History of England.

The History of England.

English culture in particular the fashions in clothing, from ancient times, Celts, Roman, Anglo-Saxons, Normans, Middle Ages to modern times.

Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, 1314.

Thomas, 2nd Earl, Lancaster, middle ages, knighthood,

Thomas of Lancaster, 2nd Earl of Lancaster was an English magnate and rebel.

England. Shipping at the time of the Norman Conquest, 1066.

Vikings, ships, Norman, Conquest, England, Charles Hamilton Smith

Norman shipping 1066. The Commander’s ship, and a horse transport.

Anglo-Saxon King his armour-Bearer equipped for battle.

Anglo-Saxon, King, battle, armour-bearer, England, History, costume, Charles Hamilton Smith,

Anglo-Saxon King his armour-Bearer equipped for battle. Anno 750

Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace, castle, England, Tudor,

Hampton Court Palace is a castle in far south-west London on the left bank of the River Thames

Edward the Black Prince. The last hero of English chivalry.

Edward, Black Prince, Plantagenet, England, Knight,

Edward of Woodstock, named after his birthplace, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine, known as The Black Prince.

Stirling Castle, Scotland.

Stirling Castle, Scotland, T. Hearne

The View was taken in the Year 1778. The Print shews the south-west aspect of the Castle.

Dorothy Levitt. The Woman and the Car. The question of dress.

Dorothy Levitt, British racing, driver, Motorist, female independence, woman racing driver, pioneer, feminism,

Levitt, Dorothy (1909), The Woman and the Car – A chatty little handbook for all women who motor or who want to motor.

Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire, England.

Ely, Cathedral, West Front, England, Architecture, Gothic,

Ely Cathedral is considered a masterpiece of medieval architecture.

Norman knight (Varangian) in chain mail. 11th century.

Norman, Knight, Varangian, 11th century, armour,

Varangian reconstructed from the embroideries of the Bayeux Tapestry and contemporaneous original weapons.

The English royal crowns.

St. Edward’s Crown, England, King,

The King’s crowns. St. Edward’s Crown. The Imperial State Crown. The Imperial Crown of India.