HISTORICAL HATS RESEARCH

People have been wearing hats for hundreds of years – but how much do YOU know about hats?

For example, did you know that in Elizabethan society, the
taller the hat a person wore, the more important they were?

Normal working men and women would wear flat caps or bonnets and noblemen would wear tall hats with plumes of feathers.

And as a mark of respect, hats were always taken off
in the presence of a lord or king.

What other interesting facts can you discover about historical hats?

Use the websites below to help you make your own list of 5 fascinating facts about hat history!!

You can see pictures of historical hats here:

www.costumegallery.com/hats.htm

www.hatworks.org.uk/samples.htm

You can read all about how hats are made and their history here:

www.hatsuk.com/hatsukhtml/bible/whatis.htm

www.hatsuk.com/hatsukhtml/bible/history.htm

www.thehatsite.com/historyofhats.html

NOW FILL IN YOUR NAME AND 5 FACTS YOU HAVE FOUND!