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people tied large leaves and grass under their feet In the earliest days: people made shoes to protect their feet

In hot countries:  people made shoes with grass or plant fibres In cold countries, shoes: were made from animal skins give better protection & keep the feet warm

shoes were only popular among the rich people

In the 1320’s:  people made shoes with pointed toes the length of toes was the symbol of a person’s status the King had shoes with the longest toes

Later:  pointed toes were replaced by round and square toe shapes  toes became larger and larger At the time of Henry VIII:  people called shoes foot bags  size reached to six and a half inches wide

From 1570:  shoe heels were developed  Queen Elizabeth I’s heels grew to 2-3 inches

 knee boots were also popular  most of the boots were made of cloth or leather

common people wore shoes made of cloth  rich people wore shoes or boots made of silk

In the 18th Century: people began to decorate women’s shoes men’s shoes were quite plain and were made of black leather with pointed toes and low heels

In the 19th Century:  boots were popular for both men and women  there were cloth boots, button boots and boots with front laces  women also wore shoes in a variety of different materials, e.g. silk, reptile skins and drawn leathers