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Pictures and short extracts from The National and Domestic History of England Volume I (A.D. 1399 – 1603), by William Hickman Smith Aubrey (1858 – 1916). The book is undated, but is probably 1878, since I found someone selling a copy with an inscription dated 1879.
In 2015 I bought the three-volume set from Bookends of Fowey in Cornwall, UK. Previously I had only Volume II and part of volume III.
Title: The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 1)
City: London
Date: 1878
Total items: 12
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
![[picture: Costume. A.D. 1302--1413.]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Aubrey-HistoryOfEngland-Vol1/wm/big/756-costume-1302-1413-q58-129x200.jpg "[picture: Costume. A.D. 1302--1413.]")
![[picture: Costumes, A.D. 1200--1300]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Aubrey-HistoryOfEngland-Vol1/wm/big/386-costumes-1200-1300-q50-290x200.jpg "[picture: Costumes, A.D. 1200--1300]")
A group of eight people stand on and around a red-carpeted raised platform or daïs, with a background of curtains or tapestries and a stone column. The king stands in front of his throne; the queen to his left is seated. The bishop stands wearing robes and miter and holding a tall cross, although not a hooked crozier. The others stand around in various [...] [more...] [$]
![[picture: Rustic full-page border of twigs in four sections]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Aubrey-HistoryOfEngland-Vol1/wm/big/756-costume-border-q60-128x200.jpg "[picture: Rustic full-page border of twigs in four sections]")
Rustic full-page border of twigs in four sections
This steel-engraved border is made up of twigs which divide the page into four areas. [more...] [$]
![[picture: Ladies' Costume, Time of Edward I]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Aubrey-HistoryOfEngland-Vol1/wm/big/790-ladies-costume-time-of-edward-i-q67-106x200.jpg "[picture: Ladies' Costume, Time of Edward I]")
Ladies’ Costume, Time of Edward I
In this woodcut a man in 13th century costume holds up a woman’s garment, a tunic perhaps although I am not certain. This is a Victorian engraving based on a thirteenth Century drawing. [more...] [$]
![[picture: Male and Female Costume, Time of Richard II.]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Aubrey-HistoryOfEngland-Vol1/wm/big/757-male-and-female-costume-14th-century-fashion-q75-279x200.jpg "[picture: Male and Female Costume, Time of Richard II.]")
Male and Female Costume, Time of Richard II.
King Richard II of England reigned from 1377 to 1399. So this picture shows people dressed for court in the end of the fourteenth century. [more...] [$]
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