On January 30, 1649, King Charles I thought so highly of a particular knitted bodice that he wore it to the scaffold on the day of his public execution so that it might be recorded for posterity in the inevitable paintings of the event. London was covered in about six inches of snow on that day, and the king was anxious to keep warm so that he would not shiver in the cold and be thought a coward.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Of Knitting and Kings
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