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Houppelande: The houppelande of 1380 was a beautiful, full-length robe-like garment featuring a high collar and wide sleeves. Later, the full sleeves tightened at the wrist. The houppelande fell in folds into a bell shape. Women wore this style in the late 1300s and men adapted the look in the 1400s. Bingo! Because unusually among medieval kings, Henry VI was overshadowed both in life and long after his death by his wife: Margaret of Anjou. As with other unfortunate fifteenth century figures – roll up, Richard III – Margaret’s fame is largely down to Shakespeare. In his plays, Margaret becomes a ‘she-wolf’, a vitriolic ball of.