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Crossed Swords |
1977 |
Costume seen on Felicity Dean as Lady Jane Grey |
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God's Outlaw |
1986 |
Costume seen on Oona Kirsch as Anne Boleyn
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The Queen's Command |
1987 |
Costume seen on the cover of a Maggie Osborne novel |
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The Other Boleyn Girl |
2001 |
Costume seen on the cover of a Phillipa Gregory novel |
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Mary, Bloody Mary |
2003 re-issue of 1999 novel |
Costume seen on the cover of a novel by Carolyn Meyer |
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Henry VIII |
2004 |
Costume seen on Emilia Fox as Jane Seymour |
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The Tudors |
2007 |
Costume seen on an uncredited extra as a courtier |
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The Sisters Who Would Be Queen |
2009 |
Costume seen on a book cover by Leanda De Lisle |
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The same gown and same photo from the previous edition of the novel, were seen again in 2004 on a re-print of The Other Boleyn Girl
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This pretty little gown has quite a long history! While many costumes from Crossed Swords were recycled from earlier productions such as Anne of the Thousand Days, the costumes of the main characters were designed by Judy Moorcroft. This lovely lavender gown was created for use on the Lady Jane Grey. The next time it was seen, it was much altered, having a decorative front piece added, and gold trim added to the edges of the sleeves. From there it went on to be almost unchanged, though obviously deteriorated and not used with the proper undergarments in Henry VIII, The Tudors, and even on several book covers, the last use of which photoshopped the dress to appear as if it were a different colour. |
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