Waterloo: Followers of Fashion

Portrait Juana Smith, Wikimedia Commons, public domain

• Sunday 14 June 2015, 11.00AM to 12.00am
• Adult £9.50, concessionary Adults £8.50, children under 16 free, York Card Holders free. Please call 01904 687633 for additional details.
• York Castle Museum (map)

Partially wheelchair accessible, please contact 01904 697979 for further details

Event details

Wives used to follow their officer husbands to the battle and at Waterloo, many civilians watched from the sidelines. Find out what an elegant lady of 1815 would be wearing. See real dresses and accessories from the museum’s collection.