5 Fascinating Tudor Relics: Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and Mary Queen of Scots

[@geralyniannaccone8586]

Thank you for sharing. I am a stitcher (cross stitch, embroidery, and quilting). I find this fascinating.

[@Joanne-f4i]

I was lucky to see the Barton Altar Cloth when it was displayed with the Rainbow Portrait at Hampton Court in 2019. I do a lot of embroidery so I’d been very eager to see it. The curator, Eleri Lynn, was there and she very patiently answered my questions. It was really amazing to see how precise the stitching was on the flowers and animals, so much so that the flowers could be identified. Remember that all professional embroidery at this time was done by men. The coolest thing to me was that you could see the evidence of pattern cutting in the cloth of silver indicating that it really had been a dress before the pieces had been picked apart and remade into the altar cloth shape. I’m always interested in how things from 400 years ago survived until today and I could have stood there looking at this and asking questions all day. I feel so lucky that I got to see it!

[@cathymcinerney4627]

I am now living in Waterford-Ireland's oldest city. Will be going to see the cap of maintinence as soon as I can. Thank you, great video as always. Happy New Year!😊

[@Gnatalie42]

I've seen Henry's hat! We had the privilege of being able to go to Ireland a few years ago, and Waterford was one of our stops. We went to that museum, and that hat was my absolute favorite thing there. Had to be one of those annoying people stopping to snap a pic, I was so enthralled by it, lol. I would 100% wear that hat *today*

[@jameschapman9375]

Love the gloves! From all accounts, the great queen had a magnificent pair of scrofula healers! My favorite is the Bacton altar cloth. Her fashion is a fascinating history! We see in the Rainbow portrait (where the altar cloth likely came from) the abandonment of the farthingale in favor of an embroidered bodice (altar cloth), worn with a straight skirt over which was looped a cloak with the famous eyes and ears. This look anticipates a significant fashion to come early in the next reign. She would remain a fashion influencer even after her death! Great video!

[@johnnzboy]

"Scrofula healers", very droll :)

[@HK-gm8pe]

its so sad that not much remaigns of Elizabeth I s clothes , she had over 2000 gowns when she died

[@jameschapman9375]

@@HK-gm8pe agreed! There were three separate inventories done of her wardrobe, I believe two were conducted during her lifetime and one posthumously. A jaw-dropping amount of clothing. Modern influencers have nothing on good queen Bess!

[@centurycountess4949]

I love mary's choice in heel, it almost looks like a modern day heel. I would love to see a replica of this heel made and see how a lady would of walked in it if it was functionable like a real modern day heel. However. it makes me think of something Elizabeth I said about Mary when she asked an ambassador about Mary's height and part of her response was" then she is too tall" I wonder if maybe because of mary's heel height it made her taller.

[@attilathehen1555]

Some of the Mary Queen of Scots and Bess of Hardwick embroideries are at Oxborough Hall in Norfolk. When I viewed them, I was surprised to see how badly done they were! I imagined perfect and precise stitching, but they were all in different directions. The stitching is actually tent stitch or half cross stitch (not actually the same thing but they do look alike from the front). Tent stitch is used in needlepoint on canvas and you slant the stitches all in the same direction throughout the piece. It really surprised me how messy they looked close up! But the still sent shivers up my spine, all in the same direction.

[@Man_Cave]

At 7:50 freeze. Isn't that Clint Eastwood's hat from Pale Rider?

[@mindymorgan8479]

So awesome! Do a video about artifacts from foreign countries we can see here in the states please!

[@gonefishing167]

Wow, just to be able to see the embroidery! Have you seen any of the pieces heather? Katherine of Aragon’s would be just so special to see. Elizabeth must have had long, elegant fingers . Pianists hands I call them. My sister had them, long beautiful fingers. I, sadly, never did. Fat sausage fingers for me. 🙏🙏👵🇦🇺

[@Mrsadams1]

9:18 I love the swoopy lines of this shoe.

[@sariahmarier42]

6:18 Rhinoceros... Often people would illustrate animals based on their description without ever having seen them, and the description would frequently be exaggerated. This is why we see so many medieval and Renaissance illustrations of real animals are distorted.

[@cindchan]

That shoe does NOT look comfortable! My feet ache just looking at it!