Titre : | Men in the Saddle and Women on Wheels : The Transport Revolution in the Tudor and Stuart Courts |
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Auteurs : | Julian Munby, Auteur |
Type de document : | document vidéo |
Année de publication : | 2018 |
Format : | 32 min. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : |
Equivoc Angleterre ; Époque Moderne (XVIe-XVIIIe) ; Voiture Hippomobile |
Résumé : |
The transport revolution of the 16th century consisted in part of the adoption of four-wheeled transport for private and commercial purposes, and also in the social change that allowed men to ride in carriages rather than on horseback. The coach appeared as a general European phenomenon from the 1550s, but did not immediately represent the adoption of any technological change over its predecessors; by the early 17th century richly decorated high-status vehicles had become a common sight, as had the urban traffic jam. These changes are exemplified in the extensive records of the production and decoration of coaches in the courts of Queen Elizabeth and James I, with the use of courtly gifts and diplomatic presents. While Henry VIII may only have used the carriage very rarely, his daughter Elizabeth not only delighted in the creation of very expensively fitted coaches, but also continued to ride throughout her life. This era saw the development of coach
etiquette for the particular situation of a travelling interior space (with a public face) used by both sexes, and the development of formal processional use (with e.g. the use of empty coaches in processions), while the high status male rider continued as a phenomenon into the 20th century. |
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En ligne : | https://vimeo.com/275814666 |