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Historic Royal Fashion: Dressing for Court

fact sheet

About this learning resource

Format: PDF

This article looks into the meaning and social history of court fashion during the 18th Century. Includes images.

National Curriculum Links

  • Supports Art, Craft and Design and Textile Design specifications for OCR, AQA and Edexcel.

Learning objectives

  • Learn about the social and cultural context for fashion in the 18th Century royal court.

Resource Information

Key Stage

  • KS5 (age 16+)

Subjects

  • Art & Design

Topic

  • Georgians

Type

  • Biographies & Fact sheets

Palace

  • Kensington Palace
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A useful Download short editable biographies of Significant People from Kensington Palace for Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5. Use key facts, activities and historic sources to explore important people linked to Kensington Palace.

Key Stage

  • Home Educators
  • International Schools
  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • KS3 (age 11-14)
  • KS4 (age 15-16)
  • KS5 (age 16+)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Georgians
  • Victorians
  • Diverse Histories

A detailed look at historic royal fashion. Examine one of the treasures of the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, a beautiful man’s silk court coat from the 1790s.

Key Stage

  • KS5 (age 16+)

Subject

  • Art & Design

Topic

  • Georgians

Dr Sally Tuckett, University of Glasgow, describes why the study of fashion and dress is so useful for social historians.

Key Stage

  • KS5 (age 16+)

Subject

  • Art & Design

Topic

  • Georgians