RICHARD THE FIRST
Reigned ten years: 1189-1199.
Born 1157. Married, 1191, to Berengaria of Navarre.
THE MEN
The King had but little influence over dress in his time, seeing that he left England as soon as he was made King, and only came back for two months in 1194 to raise money and to be crowned again.
The general costume was then as plain as it had ever been, with long tunics and broad belts fastened by a big buckle.
The difference in costume between this short reign and that of Henry II. is almost imperceptible; if any difference may be noted, it is in the tinge of Orientalism in the garments.
There is more of the long and flowing robe, more of the capacious mantle, the wider sleeve.
No doubt the many who came from the Crusades made a good deal of difference to English homes, and actual dresses and tunics from the East, of gorgeous colours and Eastern designs, were, one must suppose, to be seen in England.