Priests wear vestments for liturgical functions as a sign of their office. Vestments add beauty, elegance, reverence and ...

Ancient genomes reveal that a bacterial fever jumped from human-borne ticks to lice around the time wool textiles became common.

Herring and the medieval wool trade made the town rich. Victorian holidaymakers flocked to its sandy beaches. Many still come, but the go-go years are over—package-deal holidays to the ...

For peasants, clothing was simple, practical, and made from coarse wool or linen ... Layers were essential, with tunics, cloaks, hoods, and hose forming the core of most outfits.

Lavenham is said to be the best example of a medieval wool town in England. The town is characterised by its hotch-potch mixture of half-timbered buildings huddled together, some leaning at ...

Bundle up in this wool-blend cloak. We love the handkerchief hemline and high collar design, which can be zipped up to your chin on particularly blustery days. Cozy scarf-coats are also having a ...

Petsa plucked these medieval and religious iconographies ... procession in a clerical-like chocolate brown cloak. Tailoring evolved too: straight wool blend coats incorporated sumptuous black ...

A former medieval wool town, the village centre is dotted with beautiful old buildings housing antique shops, art galleries and designer boutiques. From a cosy pub lunch to a walk in the park ...

In the medieval period, they became more closely ... experimental embroidered iterations at Schiaparelli. Burberry wool check cape, £1,090 Marni wool leopard-print cape, £6,500, farfetch.com ...

Where the River Itchen gracefully merges with the Solent, stands a majestic symbol of Southampton’s rich maritime heritage - the Medieval Wool House. This venerable edifice, with its imposing ...