I vaguely remember a story about Charles II.
When someone did not wear his hat in the King's presence, a sign of respect,
the King doffed his to save embarrassment. Or did I dream the whole thing?!
G McSweeney
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From: "Kate Thompson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: Wearing of hats in church
> According to the television programme about St Giles Cathedral in
> Edinburgh on Monday night, Scottish presbyterians did wear their hats in
> church, something I found very interesting.
>
> Kate Thompson
>
> Peter B Park wrote:
>
> >In the 1630s Robert Place, curate of Torver in Lancashire, was prosecuted
in
> >the local manor court leet for knocking a man's hat off in the church -
> >there was another incident where he knocked off another man's hat in the
> >churchyard. In both cases he was found guilty. This suggests that it was
> >normal for men to wear their hats in church at this period - was this the
> >case?
> >
> >Peter Park,
> >
> >Walton on Thames, Surrey.
> >
> >
> >
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