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The United Kingdom Costumes through the Ages ClipArt gallery offers 85 views of costumes and accessories as worn in the British Isles.

This illustration shows the costumes people wore during King Richard II's reign.

Mediaeval Costumes

This illustration shows the costumes people wore during King Richard II's reign.

Military costume, from the time of Henry VIII

Military Costume from the Time of Henry VIII

Military costume, from the time of Henry VIII

Military costume, from the time of Henry VIII

Military Costume from the Time of Henry VIII

Military costume, from the time of Henry VIII

Military costume, from the time of Henry VIII

Military Costume from the Time of Henry VIII

Military costume, from the time of Henry VIII

Military costume, from the time of Henry VIII

Military Costume from the Time of Henry VIII

Military costume, from the time of Henry VIII

A mitre of Cardinal Vaughahan from the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster. The hat was worn by the cardinal during special ceremonies. The mitre is decorated with gold thread and jewels within flowers.

Mitre of Roman Catholic ArchBishop of Westminster Cardinal Vaughan

A mitre of Cardinal Vaughahan from the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster. The hat was worn by…

A church monument of a woman in Wantage during the fourteenth century. She is wearing a dress, cape, and a hair dress common during the period.

Wantage Church Monument

A church monument of a woman in Wantage during the fourteenth century. She is wearing a dress, cape,…

Musketeer, from the time of James I

Musketeer from the Time of James I

Musketeer, from the time of James I

Nobility, from the time of Charles I

Nobility from the Time of Charles I

Nobility, from the time of Charles I

"They had some rude notions of sculpture, and made images out of clay, which they hardened in the fire. They excelled at wicker-work, and their baskets were sent to Rome, where they were very much admired." — Goodrich, 1844

Old Britons

"They had some rude notions of sculpture, and made images out of clay, which they hardened in the fire.…

An illustration of a group of Parliament members.

Parliament Members

An illustration of a group of Parliament members.

Pikeman, from the time of James I

Pikemen from the Time of James I

Pikeman, from the time of James I

What a Puritan wore.

Puritan

What a Puritan wore.

A Puritan of 16th and 17th century England was an associate of any number of religious groups advocating for more "purity" of worship and doctrine, as well as personal and group piety. Puritans felt that the English Reformation had not gone far enough, and that the Church of England was tolerant of practices which they associated with the Church of Rome. The word "Puritan" was originally an alternate term for "Cathar" and was a pejorative used to characterize them as extremists similar to the Cathari of France. The Puritans sometimes cooperated with presbyterians, who put forth a number of proposals for "further reformation" in order to keep the Church of England more closely in line with the Reformed Churches on the Continent.

Puritan Costumes

A Puritan of 16th and 17th century England was an associate of any number of religious groups advocating…

The Puritans were a group of English Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to purify the Church of England from all Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England was only partially reformed.

Puritan Male

The Puritans were a group of English Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought…

Puritans, mid-17th century

Puritans, Mid-17th century

Puritans, mid-17th century

This illustration shows some of the costumes worn during Queen Anne's rule.

Queen Anne Costumes

This illustration shows some of the costumes worn during Queen Anne's rule.

What a man during Queen Anne's reign wore.

Gentleman's Costume during Queen Anne's Reign

What a man during Queen Anne's reign wore.

"One of the many caricatures of the extravagant fashions in headdress of both sexes during the eighteenth century."—Webster, 1920

Ridiculous Taste, or the Ladies' Absurdity

"One of the many caricatures of the extravagant fashions in headdress of both sexes during the eighteenth…

What a Roundhead wore. Roundhead was the name given to the supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War. Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against Charles I of England and his supporters, the Cavaliers or Royalists, who claimed rule by absolute monarchy and the divine right of kings.

Roundhead

What a Roundhead wore. Roundhead was the name given to the supporters of the Parliament of England during…

A women wearing a sack. A gown of particular form which was first introduced from France into England toward the close of the seventeenth century.

Sack

A women wearing a sack. A gown of particular form which was first introduced from France into England…

"In the eleventh century, the Anglo-Saxons, originally the fiercest nation of the North of Europe, had become changed into a submissive and unwarlike people by the combine influences of luxury, a great landed aristocracy, and a richly endowed hierarchy." — Goodrich, 1844

Saxons

"In the eleventh century, the Anglo-Saxons, originally the fiercest nation of the North of Europe, had…

"The younger son of Edward III." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Son of Edward III

"The younger son of Edward III." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"The older son of Edward III." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Son of Edward III

"The older son of Edward III." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

This illustration shows the costumes that were worn during the ruling of King William III and Queen Mary II.

William III Costumes

This illustration shows the costumes that were worn during the ruling of King William III and Queen…