![]() ![]() Only rich people could afford doctors but they had no better chance of surviving an illness. Tudors knew very little about how to cure diseases.It is thought that Mary I had a pet parrot while Elizabeth I had a pet monkey. The punishment for fighting in the royal court was having your hand chopped off!.Tudor school teachers were very strict – you were given 50 lashes with the cane if you misbehaved.Rich girls received an education at home and poor children had to work to earn money for their families. Only rich boys could go to school in Tudor times.The Tudors didn’t have forks – they ate with knives and their fingers.Only those who earned over £100 a year could wear satin, damask, silk or taffeta.Only those above the title of Viscount or Baron could wear cloth of gold or silver.Only members of the Royal family could wear purple silk.If you were found guilty of breaking these laws, it didn’t matter how wealthy you were - you could lose your title, your property, or even be sentenced to death! Here are some examples of the Sumptuary Laws: Children were dressed in miniature versions of these outfits.įashion was such a status symbol that there were even special rules (called Sumptuary Laws) to dictate what the different social classes could and could not wear. ![]() Women wore corsets underneath bodices to make their waists look small, and padded underskirts (which were held in place with hoops) gave more structure to the floor-length gowns they wore over them. Men wore white silk shirts with frills at the neck and cuffs, a doublet (a tight-fitting jacket) and striped hose (loose-fitting trousers). Their clothes were made from fine wool, linen and silk, and often decorated with gold thread and jewels. ![]() Fashion was extremely important to rich Tudors, who used clothes as a sign of how wealthy they were. The clothes of the rich were much more colourful and elaborate. Women wore a long woollen dress with an apron and a cloth bonnet. Men wore trousers and a tunic which came just above the knee. Poor Tudors wore loose-fitting clothes made from coarse wool. ![]()
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