In my new book Jane Seymour: Patronage, Material Culture and Image Crafting, which is the first full length academic study of Jane’s life and queenship, I spent a lot of time myth busting…

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…This doesn’t mean she banned French hoods, it just means that she had a dress code for her maids.

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This is a totally fascinating video on women's headwear in the #Tudor and #Elizabethan era: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvLl...
I especially like the squared French hoods of Mary I's reign. #portraits #gablehood #frenchhood #clothing #fashion

There, I think I have scratched the French hood itch for now, but a box containing reproduction Victorian fabrics has just arrived, and another itch may be forming. EowynsCloset on Etsy #tudor #elizabethan #anneboleyn #frenchhood

And she is done! Now to store her safely away from cat hair until she goes to her forever home, and get to work on her sister. EowynsCloset on Etsy #elizabethan #FrenchHood #tudor