Great Wardrobe Accounts of Henry VII and Henry VIII

MARIA HAYWARD is professor of Early Modern History at the University of Southampton, and her research focuses on the Tudor and Stuart courts. Her books include Rich Apparel: Clothing and the Law in Henry VIII's England and Stuart Style: Monarchy, Dress and the Scottish Male Elite, winner of the 'History Book of the Year' in the Scottish National Book Awards 2021.

An example of good, selfless scholarship and the warrants offer such a wealth of information that they will surely inspire further research.

• IntroductionParticulars of the account of Robert Lytton, knight, keeper of the Great Wardrobe of King Henry VII, from the feast of St Michael 14 Hen. VII [1498] to the same feast 15 Hen. VII [1499]Particulars of the account of Sir Andrew Windsor, knight, keeper of the Great Wardrobe of King Henry VIII, from the feast of St Michael 2 Hen. VIII [1510] to the same feast 3 Hen. VIII [1511]Particulars of the account of Sir Ralph Sadler, knight, keeper of the Great Wardrobe of King Henry VIII, from the feast of St Michael 35 Hen. VIII [1543] to the same feast 36 Hen. VIII [1544].Appendix 1: Documents relating to the Great Wardrobe from the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIIIAppendix 2: The recipients named in the particular accounts of the Great Wardrobe from the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIIIAppendix 3: The recipients named in the warrants subsidiary to the particular accounts of the Great Wardrobe from the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIIIGlossaryBibliography