Wardrobe

Wardrobe, in medieval English history, a department of the king’s household that became an office of state, enjoying in the 13th and early 14th centuries a period of political importance unparalleled in any other European country. Originally part of the King’s Chamber, the Wardrobe, a small adjacent room in which kings kept their clothes and treasures, first became a distinct government agency in the late 12th century as part of the process in which sections...