On Your Feet: boots and shoes in history

Dr Janet Pennington SpeakerNet Sponsor


Regions:
West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey, Kent
Notice Period:
Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
Type:
Professional
Fee:
Paid
Category:
History
Updated:
29th February 2024

This talk illustrates the footwear worn in England (and elsewhere in Europe) from medieval times to the 20thC. It also demonstrates some of the difficulties of wearing, and walking in. some of them. Shoe fashions veered ' like the weathercock' over the centuries. Boots for both male and female wearers are shown and described in this colourful talk, along with bright stockings and naughty ankles. Pointed toes and high heels - there is nothing new under the sun. This talk will make your feet ache or throb - so keep a cosy pair of slippers handy...

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About Dr Janet Pennington

I am an independent historian, giving illustrated talks in Sussex (sometimes nipping into Surrey and Kent) for 35 years. I have a PhD in early-modern Sussex inn and tavern history and give more general talks about the history of English inn signs as well as those in Sussex. I am at present looking at the art of the inn sign. My MA dissertation is about Elizabethan courtier (or con-man!) Sir Thomas Sherley of Wiston House (West Sussex). I worked as Archivist at Lancing College, also teaching local history and palaeography in adult education at the University of Sussex. I am President of the Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society. I am a member of the Wealden Buildings Study Group, and am particularly interested in the ritual protection of the home. I hold a Diploma in English Local History and speak on a variety of subjects connected with Sussex and the South-East, some covering other parts of England - see the variety of talks listed on my website - www.sussexhistorytalks.co.uk - I have given many talks using ZOOM and can also host sessions. Due to my interest in and knowledge of inns, taverns and alehouses and all manner of drinking establishments in England, I have been in more pubs than most people - mainly for research purposes...


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