William Cookesbury
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William Cookesbury or Coksbery, or Cookisbury was a London capper, haberdasher, and supplier of feathers.
William Cookesbury was particularly known for supplying hats and feathers to James VI and I
Masque
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The masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment that flourished in 16th- and early 17th-century Europe, though it was developed earlier in Italy, in forms including the intermedio. A masque inv
Costume for a Knight, by Inigo Jones: the plumed helmet, the "heroic cuirass" in armour and other conventions were still employed for opera seria in the 18th century.
