Valenciennes lace in 1453? Oh dear, oh dear, whatever next! The date is really too early for lace of any sort, and besides the idea of lace as a trimming for a nightdress or underwear belongs to the 19th and 20th centuries, when lace was no longer a luxury item worn to display your wealth. I caught Philippa Gregory out in one of her earlier books (can't remember which one) where she has a girl peeling potatoes in early Tudor times, long before they were generally available in Europe. The trouble with this sort of petty inaccuracy is that it destroys the credibility of the whole book - you're forever wondering what else she's got wrong. Bridget, in Pinner,Middlesex. On Mon, 26 Sep 2011, Pene Piip wrote: I recently read "The White Queen", "The Virgin's Lover", & "The Red Queen" by Philippa Godfrey in that order....In "The Red Queen" she refers to Margaret wearing a nightgown which has "the finest Valenciennes lace".....
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