- and
Stuart England who
traded in
silks and
other fine fabrics.
London silkwomen held some
trading rights independently from
their husbands and were exempted...
- parti****tion in
guilds in
England and the Continent. In a
study of
London silkwomen of the 15th
century by
Marian K. Dale, she
notes that
medieval women could...
- in London.
Bundles of raw silk were
brought from
Italy into
London for
silkwomen to make into
piece goods such as
laces or
braids and for embroidery. This...
-
Dorothy Speckard or
Speckart or
Spekarde (died 1656) was a courtier, milliner, silkwoman, and
worker in the
wardrobe of
Elizabeth I of England, Anne of...
-
Ellen Langwith (died 1481) was a
successful English businesswoman and
London silkwoman who was
known to
provide silk
goods to the
Royal Court in London...
- Joan or Jane
Wilkinson (née North) (d.1556) was
silkwoman to Anne
Boleyn and Lady
Lisle and a
Protestant reformer. She was a
friend of
other leading reformers...
-
Parliament of
England of p****ed
during the
reign of
Henry VI. In 1455,
London silkwomen complained that the
Lombards were
importing "ribbands and chains, falsely...
- the
Parliament of
England prohibiting the
importation of
items sold by
silkwomen Importation Act 1463, an act of the
Parliament of
England to
support domestic...
-
Importation Act 1455 c. 5 No
wrought silk
belonging to the
mystery of
silkwomen shall be
brought into this
realm by the way of merchandise,
during five...
- Lok's sons were mercers, and it is
likely that all his
daughters were
silkwomen. A
pedigree of the Lok
family ****igns Lok's
children to his
first two...
