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Anthropology

wnylib

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7. Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII,

Reply to wnylib (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 20, 2021, 09:09 PM

Jan 2021

was one whose headgear looks stiffer in her portraits. There are plenty of portraits of her online, but I couldn't get a link to work.

I got interested in these women and their time period through historical narratives that are a cross between a biography and a novel.

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The area of the head that is wnylib Jan 2021 #2

So glad you thought of sharing these amazing headdresses. Wow. Judi Lynn Jan 2021 #3

There probably is no connection wnylib Jan 2021 #4

You're not kidding! So wild. I knew they were deeply religious, but they went all out. Judi Lynn Jan 2021 #5

The royal and noble women were expected wnylib Jan 2021 #6

Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII, wnylib Jan 2021 #7

I found one which looks pretty complex. It would take a lot of time to construct it, by all means! Judi Lynn Jan 2021 #8