I thought "Cavalier" referred to the " English" Civil War (though reenactors of that period prefer to speak of Royalist/Parliamentarian rather than Cavalier/Roundhead). The French word for "knight" is "chevalier", though IIRC "cavalier" means "rider".
Kate Bunting Librarian and 17th century reenactor >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 27/07/2006 00:49 >>>wrote: And indeed, "Regency" as a costume period, is also just a label. What does it mean outside England? The same is true for "Cavalier"...what does that mean outside France....or really even IN France since the word just means "Knight"? Or "Victorian"...which covers umpteen silhouettes and is , again "English". Don't get me started on "Georgian"! ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
