HISTORICAL HATS RESEARCH – Worksheet 6 People have been wearing hats for hundreds of years – but how much do YOU know about hats?
For example, did you know that in Elizabethan society, the taller the hat a person wore, the more important they were? Normal working men and women would wear flat caps or bonnets and noblemen would wear tall hats with plumes of feathers. And as a mark of respect, hats were always taken off in the presence of a lord or king.
What other interesting facts can you discover about historical hats? Use the websites below to help you make your own list of 5 fascinating facts about hat history!!
You can see pictures of historical hats here: www.costumegallery.com/hats.htm www.hatworks.org.uk/samples.htm
You can read all about how hats are made and their history here: www.hatsuk.com/hatsukhtml/bible/whatis.htm www.hatsuk.com/hatsukhtml/bible/history.htm www.thehatsite.com/historyofhats.html
_________________’s Five Historical Hat Facts!!
1___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
2___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
3___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
4___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
5___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________