Episode 176 – From Homespun to Cloth of Gold: Dressing Tudor Women with Dr Owen Emmerson

Guest Bio

Dr Emmerson is a social and cultural historian currently working as Castle Historian and Assistant Curator at the stunning Hever Castle in Kent – Anne Boleyn’s childhood home. He completed his doctoral research at the University of Sussex. Owen’s first book, co-authored with the historian Claire Ridgway, is entitled ‘The Boleyns of Hever Castle’. His second book, co-authored with the historian Kate McCaffrey, is entitled “Becoming Anne: Connections, Culture, Court”.

Visit Dr Emmerson’s official website:https://drowenemmerson.com/

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Owen Emmerson about the dress worn by Tudor women.

Tune in to hear Natalie and Dr Emmerson discuss:

– What clothing reveals about Tudor women

– The main differences between the clothing worn by ordinary women and that worn by elite women

– Anne Boleyn’s association with the French hood

– The challenges of using portraiture to study 16th-century fashion

– Dr Emmerson’s favourite Tudor portraits

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