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St. Patrick's Day Procession, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1903

An image of crowds of people gathered on Queen Street in Brisbane, QLD to watch the floats in a St. Patrick's Day parade. Processions with banners were a feature of the later medieval period. The banner for the St Patrick's day procession also…

Tags: Brisbane, Catholic, Catholicism, celebration, Celtic, ceremony, cross, harp, Ireland, Irish, parade, parades, procession, processions, Qld, Queensland, religion, religious, ring-headed cross, saint, Saint Patrick, saints, St Patrick, St. Patrick, St. Patrick's Day

Manchester Unity Order of Oddfellows Delegates, Ravenswood, 1907

This is an image of a group of delegates at a 1907 conference for the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows. The Oddfellows are afriendly societythat first emerged in the UK and may date to the fifteenth century when members of trades not represented by…

Tags: banner, fraternities, fraternity, friendly societies, friendly society, Manchester Unity Order of Oddfellows, Oddfellows, Queensland, regalia

Decorated Float in the St. Patrick's Day Procession, Warwick, ca. 1910

Image of a St. Patrick's Day float bearing a banner advocating Irish nationalist sentiments.

Tudor Dress Vogue

This article from the Western Mail in 1934 recognises a Tudor influence on current fashions and describes some of the Tudor styles being adopted by leading dress-makers. In particular, it suggests that â€˜princesseâ€™ cuts were common for…

Tags: coronet, dress, fabrics, fashion, gowns, hats, medieval fashion, medieval sleeves, medieval style, Tudor, Tudor style, vogue

Eight Hour Day Parade in Brisbane, 1912

Photograph portraying a 1912 parade celebrating the Eight Hour Day. Trade unionists are in the parade showing their support by bearing a medieval inspired banner. Some historians consider trade unions to be the successors of medieval guilds.

Tags: Labor, labour, Labour Day, parade, procession, Trade Union, trade unionism, union, unionism, work, working class

Heiress Marries Prince

In this article from the Western Mail, news from Paris informs readers about a cheering crowd of 3000 people, mostly women, who mobbed Miss Barbara Hutton, the American Woolworthsâ€™ heiress, and Russian Prince Alexis Mdivani as they left the…

Tags: Barbara Hutton, crowd, crown, fashion, medieval design, medieval dress, medieval fashion, medieval style, prince, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Russian Orthodox Church, vogue, wedding, wedding gown, Woolworths

A Page for Women and Perhaps Men: Medieval Angels

Included on this page from the Western Mail in 1935 is a photograph of three women, identified as the Petter sisters, dressed as â€˜medieval angelsâ€™ at a Halloween Ball in London.

Tags: angel, Angels, dress, fancy dress, fashion, medieval costume, medieval dress, medieval fashion, medieval style, Petter sisters, vogue

Finger Braiding at the SCA College Challenge - St. Basil vs. St. Lazarus

A girl in a sixteenth century inspired dress and cap demonstrating the art of finger braiding at the Society for Creative Anachronism's College Challenge tournament. The event was held at the University of Western Australia and featured participants…

Tags: art, craft, fashion, finger braiding, medieval craft, medieval style, medieval women, Murdoch University, re-creation, recreation, Saint Basil, Saint Lazarus, SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism, tournament, tourney, University of Western Australia, UWA

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