Testing late medieval kit in freezing conditions reveals practical methods for adjusting a woollen hood to manage peripheral vision and warmth. Modern History TV, with Jason Kingsley, CBE, demonstrates how modifying the way this functional garment is worn may have led to the evolution of the fashionable 15th-century chaperon hat.
A look at medieval hoods, how they're used, how they're worn and something you probably didn't know about them that will make you think about medieval people differently.
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