The Politics of the Three-Piece Suit. The Role of Men's Fashion in the Struggle for Social and Political Power in the Late Seventeenth Century

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject History of Europe - Middle Ages, Early Modern Age, grade: 1,3, Humboldt-University of Berlin (Centre for British Studies), course: British History, language: English, abstract: What caused Charles II, a king widely known as the 'merry monarch', to propose thrift and demureness? Is there an explanation for the popularity of the new fashion? Who wore i...