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Hands off my hat! The hidden power of headwear and ‘hatiquette’ in early modern England – new study

The Conversation · · 911 words · By Bernard Capp

The article explores the historical significance of hats in England, examining their role as symbols of social status, respectability, and health beliefs. It uses 18th-century anecdotes and historical examples to illustrate how hat-wearing conventions were deeply tied to class hierarchies and cultural norms.

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“Around 8pm on a cold February evening in 1733, a gentleman named Francis Peters was returning to his home near Knightsbridge, London, in a hackney cab when someone knocked on the wooden shutters of the door.”
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Wikipedia entries retrieved are unrelated to the 1733 robbery of Francis Peters (they mention Angela Lansbury, Holy Trinity Brompton, and Oscar Wilde). No evidence confirms the robbery details.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury (October 16, 1925 – October 11, 2022) was a British-American-Irish actress and singer. In a career spanning 80 years, she played various roles across film, stage, and telev…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Holy Trinity Brompton with St Paul's Onslow Square and St Augustine's South Kensington, often referred to simply as HTB, is an Anglican church in London, England. The church consists of six sites: HTB…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of t…
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“An armed horseman thrust a pistol inside, demanded Peters’s money and valuables and snatched a ring from his finger.”
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“The robber was later arrested and Peters made a point of going to see him in Newgate Prison as he awaited trial.”
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Wikipedia entries retrieved mention Huguenot ancestry and St Peter, Westcheap — unrelated to Newgate Prison or Francis Peters' visit.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Some notable French Huguenots or people with French Huguenot ancestry include:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — St Peter, Westcheap, also called "St Peter Cheap", "St Peter at the Cross in Cheap", or "Ecclesia S. Petri de Wodestreet", was a parish and parish church of medieval origins in the City of London. The…
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“The Old Bailey trial records tell us that the highwayman apologised.”
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“In 1659, Thomas Ellwood’s father confiscated all his son’s hats, rendering him effectively a prisoner for many months.”
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“Thomas Ellwood explained in his autobiography that being bare-headed would have made him appear deranged.”
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“John Lilburne refused to doff his hat when summoned before the House of Lords in 1649.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm John Lilburne's 1649 hat refusal before the House of Lords.
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“Charles I refused to remove his hat during his 1649 trial.”
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“The practice of men wearing hats abruptly ceased in the 1960s.”
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