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A Tudor bonnet (also referred to as a doctor's bonnet or round cap) is a traditional soft-crowned, round-brimmed cap, with a tassel hanging from a cord encircling the hat. As the name suggests, the Tudor bonnet was popularly worn in England and elsewhere during Tudor times.

Today the cap is strongly associated with academic tradition. It is typically worn as part of academic dress by the holder of a research or professional doctoral degree or a full higher doctorate. It may also be worn by a person who has been awarded an honorary doctorate. At certain educational establishments the cap distinguishes university officers, such as the Esquire Bedell, university marshal, the president of the students' union, and members of the university council.

The cap is worn as traditional clothing with gowns and represents suitable headgear especially for livery and burgess guild officers.

Tudor bonnets can be made of velvet or cloth, usually black but sometimes in other colors. The cord and tassel may be in a variety of colors. Gold is common in academic caps, but in Oxford and some other institutions a black ribbon is traditional.

In many educational institutions it is traditional for faculty members to wear a soft tam or traditional mortarboard instead. The biretta also sometimes appears among holders of theology degrees or officers at religious institutions.

External links

The Burgon Society, dedicated to the study of academic dress

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 A '''Tudor bonnet''' (also referred to as a '''doctor's bonnet''' or '''round cap''') is a traditional soft-crowned, round-brimmed cap, with a tassel hanging from a cord encircling the hat. As the name suggests, the Tudor [[Bonnet (headgear)|bonnet]] was popularly worn in [[England]] and elsewhere during [[Tudor period|Tudor]] times.
-Today the cap is strongly associated with [[academic]] tradition. It is typically worn as part of [[academic dress]] by the holder of a research or professional [[doctorate|doctoral]] degree or a full [[higher doctorate]]. It may also be worn by a person who has been awarded an honorary doctorate. At certain educational establishments the cap distinguishes university officers, such as the [[Esquire Bedell]], [[university marshal]], the [[president]] of the [[students' union]], and members of the [[university council]].
+Today the cap is strongly associated with [[academic]] tradition. It is typically worn as part of [[academic dress]] by the holder of a research or professional [[doctorate|doctoral]] degree or a full [[higher doctorate]]. It may also be worn by a person who has been awarded an honorary doctorate. At certain educational establishments the cap distinguishes university officers, such as the [[Esquire Bedell]], [[university marshal]], the president of the [[students' union]], and members of the [[university council]].
 The cap is worn as traditional clothing with gowns and represents suitable headgear especially for [[livery]] and burgess [[guild]] officers.
-Tudor bonnets can be made of velvet or cloth, usually black, but can be produced in other colors. The cord and tassel may be in a variety of colors. Gold is common in academic caps, but in [[Oxford University|Oxford]] and some other institutions a black ribbon is traditional.
+Tudor bonnets can be made of velvet or cloth, usually black but sometimes in other colors. The cord and tassel may be in a variety of colors. Gold is common in academic caps, but in [[Oxford University|Oxford]] and some other institutions a black ribbon is traditional.
 In many educational institutions it is traditional for [[faculty (division)|faculty members]] to wear a soft [[Tam o' shanter (cap)|tam]] or traditional [[mortarboard]] instead. The [[biretta]] also sometimes appears among holders of [[theology]] degrees or officers at religious institutions.