tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post952202114732155744..comments2024-03-28T15:16:29.965-05:00Comments on Tudor Q and A: Question from Jacque - Men wearing wedding ringsLarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630629272030282584noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-39433433630757879742016-01-28T03:31:03.144-06:002016-01-28T03:31:03.144-06:00Great post.Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-8776505084133683402009-09-07T19:32:14.218-05:002009-09-07T19:32:14.218-05:00David Cressy is considered an authority on Tudor a...David Cressy is considered an authority on Tudor and Stuart era social customs. See his book, "Birth, Marriage and Death: ritual, religion and the life-cycle in Tudor England".<br /><br />As far as I can tell he makes no mention of men wearing wedding rings. <br /><br />Many elite men wore rings of all sorts. Rings could also be seals for sealing documents or indicate ownership of land or rank. <br /><br />I don't know when the portrait of William Carey was painted. There is another version of the portrait on a couple of web sites without his hand showing which opens several questions. (which is the original, which a copy?)<br /><br />As Carey was a career courtier, it could have been a token from the king for some service.kbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840188159816630368noreply@blogger.com