 In the early 1540s, Henry VIII passed a sumptuary law restricting the usage of "any Frenche hood or bonnet of velvett with any habiliment, past, or egge [edge] of gold, perle, or stone" to the wives of men with at least one horse.As the century progressed, the French hood became smaller and more curved, and was worn further back on the head.The various elements of the French hood are as follows