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    Cavalier boot - Wikipedia

    Overview

    Cavalier boots are a style of boot that were popular in Europe between approximately 1500 and 1700. They are soft knee … See more

    Origins

    Thigh high riding boots were first worn with buff coats by gentlemen and soldiers during the mid-Tudor period. By the reign of Elizabeth I these had low heels to facilitate riding and were made of soft brown leather. See more

    Jacobean period

    By the reign of James I boots had replaced shoes as the most popular footwear among the upper classes, who often wore them indoors, even with spurs. By the 1620s they resembled the boots worn by the Three Musketeers, … See more

    Military use

    Boots of this type are stereotypically associated with the dashing Cavalier of the English Civil War but in reality many Roundheads, including the Earl of Essex, dressed identically to the Royalists. Cavalier bo… See more

    Revival

    Cavalier boots underwent a revival during the American Civil War when flamboyant cavalry officers like George Armstrong Custer and Jeb Stuart purchased thigh-high riding boots. Following the successful Pirates of t… See more

    Gallery

    • This c.1544 suit of cuirassier armor belonging to Henry VIII includes a pair of low-heeled cavalier boots.
    • King Charles I wearing Cavalier boots
    • Bucket-topped boots, buff coat and cuirass worn by Roundhea… See more

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