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    Here's a weird question, though I'm having trouble with the wording. Did the people in the cultures of the British Isles ever dress up in costumes during these periods? I mean like fantasy costumes?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bugbear View Post
    Here's a weird question, though I'm having trouble with the wording. Did the people in the cultures of the British Isles ever dress up in costumes during these periods? I mean like fantasy costumes?
    There have been "masqued balls" and other such costumey events for many centuries, so I'd say yes....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bugbear View Post
    Here's a weird question, though I'm having trouble with the wording. Did the people in the cultures of the British Isles ever dress up in costumes during these periods? I mean like fantasy costumes?
    Yes. They did. Masquerade balls. Costume parties. Styles have changed but people have not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bugbear View Post
    Here's a weird question, though I'm having trouble with the wording. Did the people in the cultures of the British Isles ever dress up in costumes during these periods? I mean like fantasy costumes?
    The simplist answer to that is that due to the various sumptuary laws and religious doctrines of the day, it's a good bet that there was not too much fantasy costuming, other than by the nobility at themed parties and by licensed theater groups.
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