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Getting Dressed in the Tudor Royal Court – The Hidden Rituals | Boring History For Sleep

Before dawn in the Tudor palace, clothing was ceremony. Every layer—linen shift, kirtle, farthingale, gown, sleeves, ruff, and jewels—was put on in a carefully staged ritual that signaled rank, favor, and access. In this slow, sleep-friendly history, we drift into the Privy Chamber to watch attendants warm garments by the fire, present pins and laces, tie points in order, fasten ruffs with hidden tools, and perfume sleeves with pomanders. We explore sumptuary rules, who was allowed to touch the monarch, how the Great Wardrobe issued fabrics and liveries, the quiet politics of handing a sleeve or girdle at just the right moment, and the etiquette of mornings (lever) and nights (coucher) that turned dressing into statecraft.