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1. The Elizabethans (1992)
Explains how Elizabethan court clothes in Great Britain were made and given shape, who wore what, what kind of non-verbal messages clothing sent and how complicated it was to dress and once dressed, to move about. A...
Explains how Elizabethan court clothes in Great Britain were made and given shape, who wore what, what kind of non-verbal messages clothing sent and how complicated it was to dress and once dressed, to move about. A...
2. The Stuarts (1992)
Discusses the influence of the French in 18th century British fashion. Men wore longer hair, lace and frills around the knees, bucket boots and Van Dyke beards. Women dropped their necklines, narrowed their sleeves,...
Discusses the influence of the French in 18th century British fashion. Men wore longer hair, lace and frills around the knees, bucket boots and Van Dyke beards. Women dropped their necklines, narrowed their sleeves,...
3. The Georgians (1992)
Describes how fashion in Great Britain changed as social barriers were crumbling and how George III, the youngest monarch since Elizabeth, had an influence on what was a younger style in fashion.
Describes how fashion in Great Britain changed as social barriers were crumbling and how George III, the youngest monarch since Elizabeth, had an influence on what was a younger style in fashion.
4. The Victorians (1992)
In this period of change, iron and steel were everywhere, including on women's clothing in the form of steel hoops, cages and bustles. It was a period that began with moderation, but soon became a contest for conspi...
In this period of change, iron and steel were everywhere, including on women's clothing in the form of steel hoops, cages and bustles. It was a period that began with moderation, but soon became a contest for conspi...
5. The Regency (1992)
This period of industrialization, the French Revolution and Romanticism are all reflected in the simplification of dress. The growth of the English woolen industry leads to the displacement of silk by wool and the s...
This period of industrialization, the French Revolution and Romanticism are all reflected in the simplification of dress. The growth of the English woolen industry leads to the displacement of silk by wool and the s...
6. The Edwardians and after (1992)
This was a period when formality was loosening and the Gibson Girl was the rage. The first of the major couture houses were established and Japanese influence belatedly hit the fashion world. Fashions included hobbl...
This was a period when formality was loosening and the Gibson Girl was the rage. The first of the major couture houses were established and Japanese influence belatedly hit the fashion world. Fashions included hobbl...
7. To the new Elizabethans (1992)
Drabness and shortages marked the years after World War II until Dior's New Look arrived. And then a parade of innovations: artificial fibers, separates, casual clothes, stiletto heels and witches' toes, Teddy boys ...
Drabness and shortages marked the years after World War II until Dior's New Look arrived. And then a parade of innovations: artificial fibers, separates, casual clothes, stiletto heels and witches' toes, Teddy boys ...
8. King Richard II (1990)
A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play about the 14th century rebellion against the corrupt king, Richard II.
A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play about the 14th century rebellion against the corrupt king, Richard II.
9. Vikings and Normans (1989)
Discusses Viking influences in England and Scotland and Viking explorations and trade. Covers the establishment of the Norman kingdom of Sicily, their conquest of England in 1066 and the Magna Carta and its effects.
Discusses Viking influences in England and Scotland and Viking explorations and trade. Covers the establishment of the Norman kingdom of Sicily, their conquest of England in 1066 and the Magna Carta and its effects.
10. Capability Brown (1984)
Documentary tour of some historic estates designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, the most fashionable English landscape architect of the 18th century.
Documentary tour of some historic estates designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, the most fashionable English landscape architect of the 18th century.
11. Chaucer and Middle English literature (1985)
An introduction to the forms, themes, and major works of medieval writing with special emphasis on the writing of Geoffrey Chaucer.
An introduction to the forms, themes, and major works of medieval writing with special emphasis on the writing of Geoffrey Chaucer.
12. Music of an empire (1988)
Shows the historical circumstances that made Vienna the musical capital of Europe and explains the musical leadership of Emperor Leopold.
Shows the historical circumstances that made Vienna the musical capital of Europe and explains the musical leadership of Emperor Leopold.
13. Haydn and the Esterhazys (1986)
Discusses the 40 years Haydn spent in the employment of the wealthy and powerful Esterhazys, writing and conducting a wide range of music, from comic operas to chamber pieces to masses.
Discusses the 40 years Haydn spent in the employment of the wealthy and powerful Esterhazys, writing and conducting a wide range of music, from comic operas to chamber pieces to masses.