Caption:
Occleve the poet and King Henry V, c1410, (1910). Thomas Hoccleve or Occleve (1368-1450) here presents his book of poems to Henry, Prince of Wales, (later Henry V). The prince is clad in a houppelande (voluminous robe) of the old style, with dagged and fur-lined sleeves. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910).