Q.1.
Clothing for ladies also underwent changes during the 15th century. What feature became fashionable on gowns made after 1450?
Q.2.
By the late 15th century, when Richard III had become the King of England, it was fashionable for men to have shoulder-length hair. This style had replaced which other, which had dominated the early part of the 15th century?
Q.3.
In the 15th century the majority of clothes, for both rich and poor, was made from which fabric?
Q.4.
By the time of the 15th century, silk weaving was taking place in the Mediterranean, making the luxury cloth more affordable than it had been when imported from the east. From what material is silk made?
Q.5.
During the 15th century a new concern arose for the first time in the world of fashion, one that is still with us today. What was it?
Q.6.
During the Middle Ages married women were expected to cover their heads. Most did this by wearing hoods, snoods or wimples, but in the 15th century noblewomen took to wearing a crespine. What is a crespine?
Q.7.
Men of all classes wore 'braies'. What type of garment were they?
Q.8.
At Richard III's coronation he is said to have worn a velvet gown decorated with three thousand powderlings of bogy shanks. What were bogy shanks?
Q.9.
The woad plant was used in the dying industry and so became a popular crop among farmers. What colour dye was woad used to make, in a fermentation process which took nine months to complete?
Q.10.
Animal furs were commonly worn by those who could afford them. Which of these furs would NOT have been worn by a 15th century knight?