Jacobean:
(plural: ‘Jacobeans‘; for the right pronunciation, please click here)
a person, usually an important person, of the time period between 1603 and 1625 AD (at the time of King James I of England),
Jacobeans
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A Jacobean wore very fashionable clothes and the ruff of lace or other fine material was a sign of wealth.
Shakespeare, the most popular playwright, was part Elizabethan and part Jacobean,
The Jacobeans were known to smoked tobacco, enjoyed the best of Shakespeare’s dramas, mostly tragedies, and even had the tasty of economic depression and plagues.
For an article that explains the difference between Jacobean, Jacobin and Jacobite, please click here.
a Jacobean (style) oak gateleg table
‘Jacobean’ is more commonly used in its adjective form to refer to art, style of furniture, etc. that belonged to the time of King James I of England. For an article about Jacobean era, please click here.
