Tudor Men – Tudors Dynasty

Tudor Thomases (Part Two)

June 6, 2017 by Englishhistoryblogger Leave a Comment

In 16th century England, or Tudor court to be exact, there are both male and female names that we hear over and over. We've been fortunate enough to have a guest writer contribute to our page with Tudor Marys and Katherines. Next to those two there should also be Elizabeths, Anne's and Margarets as well. But today we are looking at the male version of those names. While the name Henry was very popular there was a fan request to look at all the Tudor Thomases. We already [More]

Tudor Thomases (Part One)

May 20, 2017 by Englishhistoryblogger Leave a Comment

In 16th century England, or Tudor court to be exact, there are both male and female names that we hear over and over. We've been fortunate enough to have a guest writer contribute to our page with Tudor Marys and Katherines. Next to those two there should also be Elizabeths, Anne's and Margarets as well. But today we are looking at the male version of those names. While the name Henry was very popular there was a fan request to look at all the Tudor Thomases. While I [More]

Men’s Clothing in 16th Century Tudor England

November 23, 2016 by Englishhistoryblogger Leave a Comment

"A man's clothes were a matter of great public importance, a woman's less so. With his clothes a man advertised his place in society, a fact that had serious consequences in Tudor England. Laws restricted a man's rights to wear certain fabric and colours to those within particular social strata so thoughtless dressing could land a man in legal trouble" - Ruth Goodman The use of cloth of gold and purple silk was reserved to members of the royal family and declared in the [More]