Elliemarianna, Elizabeth was known to have curly hair which was achieved with the use of hot tongs, this was however (to my knowledge) a fashion of the late Tudor period. Anne, as far as I am aware, had the fashion of the time which was to have her hair long and straight. During this period a ladies’ hair would usually be hidden by a headdress or hood, but the long straight hair could be allowed to be viewed freely on special occasions.

God yes Boleyn, I well remember having my hair done in rags to get ‘ringlets’ in my very straight hair. Torture it was too. Hair washed then tied up as you say in lengths of rags to dry and usually I had to keep them in overnight too (I had extremely intransigent hair according to my mum). It was horrible and no matter what struggles I went through it would all be straight by lunch time again. Strange thing is as I got older it goet progressively wavier and actually had a bit of curl, so I spent forever straightening it then. Now I keep it short and let it do whatever the h*ll it wants.

Oh now there is a memory I would rather forget. I hated, hated, hated having my hair tied in rags. My hair was thick and naturally wavy, but my mom insisted on tying it up in those rags. My mom used to get so angry cuz she used to pull it so tight that I cried. Finally she had had enough and she took me to the beauty parlor and had them cut it in a pixie. Gave me a good reason to cry. I lost that battle, but eventually won the war. It took me a very long time before I allowed anyone to touch my hair once I got old enough to do it myself. Today, I wear it long and it waves naturally. No curlers, no curling irons, no blowdryers.

Maggyann said

God yes Boleyn, I well remember having my hair done in rags to get ‘ringlets’ in my very straight hair. Torture it was too. Hair washed then tied up as you say in lengths of rags to dry and usually I had to keep them in overnight too (I had extremely intransigent hair according to my mum). It was horrible and no matter what struggles I went through it would all be straight by lunch time again. Strange thing is as I got older it goet progressively wavier and actually had a bit of curl, so I spent forever straightening it then. Now I keep it short and let it do whatever the h*ll it wants.

My hair’s really fine so you can’t do a lot with it. These days I just let it do what it wants to do. I’ve dyed a few different colours in my wild whacked out teen years mind you.. and given half a chace i’d still have it all sorts of weird colours now too. I may be getting old but I ain’t dead yet.. ROFL CGU. I’ve had it Marge Simpson blue, Bright pink and Purple in the last 10 years or so. Right now it’s a mix of black, brown with a blonde streak down the back, an abortive attempt at dyeing it purple (again) I call it my blonde moment streak, you know when my brain decides to do the time warp I.e take a jump to the left or right?

Elliemarianna said

Neil Kemp said

Elliemarianna, Elizabeth was known to have curly hair which was achieved with the use of hot tongs, this was however (to my knowledge) a fashion of the late Tudor period. Anne, as far as I am aware, had the fashion of the time which was to have her hair long and straight. During this period a ladies’ hair would usually be hidden by a headdress or hood, but the long straight hair could be allowed to be viewed freely on special occasions.

“While at the French court her costume was a cap of velvet, trimmed in points, a little gold bell hanging from each point; a vest of the same material with silver stars, a jacket of watered silk with large hanging sleeves that almost concealed her hands, and a skirt to match. Her feet were encased in blue velvet slippers, with a strap across the instep, fastened with a diamond star. Her hair fell in ringlets about her shoulders.”

Ellie,
What a lovely description of Anne. A real fashion-plate. She must have lit up the room. Where did you find it?

Neil Kemp said

Hair, yes I remember that! Still, a quick polish is such an easy style and saves on barbers fees.

Well Neil you could always stick a couple of rabbits on your head you know.. From a distance they will look just like hairs… Rofl CGU….
Yeah and knew some smart Alec would come out with a comment like this too…..

I always imagine her with long straight hair but thats my imagination so maybe i’m wrong..

This reminds me of a stupid thougth I had while watching an episode of The Tudors. Young Elizabeth strolls on in with crimped hair. My first thought was that it was a mistake on behalf of the hairdresser for the show as they didn’t have a Barbie Crimper in Tudor times. Then I realised that plaiting your hair will give you the same look – confirmed by asking one of my students the next day. LOL.

Neil Kemp said

Boleyn, you got me. It really was a case of hair today, gone tomorrow.

Don’t tell you me you used Wash and Go only in your case it’s washed and went.. LOL OOOhhh think that one deserves a slapped wrist don’t you?
Or perhaps a hour in the Iron Maiden?