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In which centuries
were decorative black velvet or silk patches used to cover smallpox scars?
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Which century did the height
of hairstyles grow to ridiculous proportions?
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Which cathedral had to have its doors raised by four feet in 1776 so that gentry could enter without mishap to their
coiffures?
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What ornaments
typically topped the high hairstyles in question 3?
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What was Kashmir famous for especially in the early
Regency era?
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What was a mameluke?
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What was a capote?
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What was a leghorn?
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What was reticule?
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What was a parure and who made
them famous and desirable?
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What was a tippet?
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What was a Witzchoura mantle?
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What was a pannier ?
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What was a poloniase?
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Which famous British towns copied the Kashmir shawls producing a British version?
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What word was being used to
replace stays around 1800 in both England and America?
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What male garment did women
adopt circa 1800 to prevent see-through when wearing muslin dresses?
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What happened to the skirts of
regency dresses around 1820?
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Which country was the most powerful
in the world in prior to 1815?
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Which new invention by James Hargreaves
in 1764 eventually wiped out the domestic industry of spinning yarns?
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What was the Poor Law?
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Who invented the steam engine which
brought untiring mechanical power?
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What is the date
of the Georgian era?
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When was Napoleon Bonaparte crowned
Emperor of France?
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Which of his wives was great fashion
leader and icon of the day?
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What was an empire style dress?
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What kind of decoration was used on
these simple empire dresses?
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What was a chemisette?
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Regency era sleeves often
covered the hand. What were they called?
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What other continental influences
were seen in Regency fashions?
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When did waistlines reach a peak
height in Regency Britain?
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What was a leg of lamb sleeve known
as?
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What was an early pelisse?
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What was pelisse-robe?
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What was a Spencer?
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What was redingote?
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Name the six novels Jane Austen
published between 1811 and 1818?
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Who was Beau Nash?
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What was rococo?
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What was the Age of Adam?
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Who brought back part of the
Parthenon from Athens to London?
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How did the term The Regency come
about?
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When was neo gothic influence in
dress fashions at its peak?
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Which British writers popularised
Romantic images in women which were soon translated into romantic fashion in
Britain?
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Who was Beau Brummell?
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What was a Beret sleeve?
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What was an Apollo Knot?
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What was a style of red cloak
called in the C18th?
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Who invented the garment called
a Mac?
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Queen Victoria gave her name to
the Victorian age. When was she crowned Queen of England?
