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Hair
Many of the women — particularly lead Jodie Comer as Marguerite — wear their hair in elaborate braids looped forward over the ears and then up onto the sides of the head: And HOLY CRAP, SOMEONE DID THEIR RESEARCH! Yes! This was a super typical hairstyle for later-13th-century French (and elsewhere) women! And the hair is UP! With Actual Hairpins!
Veils
When they go out and about, most of the women wear veils and circlets over their (styled) hair: And indeed, according to The Virgin Mary and Female Rulers, Medieval Clothing and Textiles 12, “Married women wore veils … in the High Middle Ages they differed from maidens precisely by having their heads covered, while the latter had theirs bare.”
Kirtles & Surcoats
Here’s where I need Sarah to weigh in, because I’m seeing front-opening kirtles/cotehardies (I’m guessing that’s English/French terms? Sarah?) which seem correct based on my reading of this excellent overview articleat La Cotte Simple. Okay, so probably they should be worn with an overgown too, but she is wearing these around the house/yard. Sarah says, “The basic shape is good, but it looks like there’s definitely some kind of shaping like darts or princess seams, neither of which are period...
Hair
So the counterpoint to those fabulous braids are Marguerite wearing her hair down and streaming. Okay, so she’s at home and these aren’t formal situations: But Comer and the other younger ladies often have the back part of their hair down in some form: According to the hair designer, this was all about showing you the changes in Comer’s character. But do I really need to show you a bunch of images showing that adult women wore their hair UP in the 14th century?
Occasional Princess Seams
Okay, so it’s mostly on the supporting characters, but princess seamswere not used to fit dresses in this era.
Occasional Weird Fabrics
Sarah:
Ben Affleck
WHO THOUGHT TO PUT THIS VERY MODERN DUDE-BRO IN A PERIOD MOVIE? WHY DID THEY MAKE HIM BLONDE? (Okay, I read that it’s because he represents the patriarchy and hierarchy [see Discourse Blog], but I don’t care, he looked awful).
That Weird Neck Thing
WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE?!! Sarah: “LOL WTF IS THAT”
That Hideous Leather Thing
IT DOESN’T EVEN FIT HER WHAT THE HELL. Is it a riff on the pin-tucked shantung jacket-y thing above?
Oct 10, 2021 · During our investigation into The Last Duel's historical accuracy, we discovered that French Queen Isabeau of Bavaria, who is portrayed by Serena Kennedy in the movie, had also given birth to a boy during that time, but the baby was sickly and died the day before the duel.
Elisabeth of Bavaria-Ingolstadt. Isabeau of Bavaria, Daughter of Stephen II of Bavaria and wife of French King Charles VI. Charles was incapacitated by madness in the early 1390s, which gave his queen more say in the government. In Charles’ name she signed the Treaty of Troyes in 1420, settling a long conflict between England and France.
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Isabeau of Bavaria was one of France's most despised queens. She was a German princess. born in 1371, the daughter of Stephen III of Bavaria and Thaddaea Visconti . In 1385, Isabeau married the French king Charles VI as part of a political alliance between Bavaria and France. Isabeau succeeded in the primary duty of a queen, to provide heirs to ...
Mar 15, 2024 · daughter Catherine of Valois. Isabella of Bavaria (born 1371—died September 1435, Paris) was the queen consort of Charles VI of France, who frequently was regent because of her husband’s periodic insanity. Her gravest political act was the signing of the Treaty of Troyes (May 21, 1420), which recognized King Henry V of England as heir to ...
