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The Bacton Altar Cloth – Elizabeth I’s only surviving dress – now at Hampton Court Palace

An enormously rare piece of Tudor clothing, known as the Bacton Altar Cloth, is now on show at Hampton Court Palace – and it was once one of Elizabeth I’s dresses. The piece has long had local legend linking it to Gloriana, but now the experts are almost certain the Tudor Queen once wore it. … Continue reading The Bacton Altar Cloth – Elizabeth I’s only surviving dress – now at Hampton Court Palace