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PhD/Doctoral Tudor Bonnet

PhD Doctoral Tudor Bonnet • High quality velvet fabric  • Comfortable velvet band allows one size fits all from 21" to 24" • Strong, durable reinforcement throughout  • More than 6 color variation available • Doctorate Tudor Bonnet is individually packaged in its own bag

Our  UK style   Tudor Bonnets   are the perfect accompaniment to your  PhD  or  Doctoral  attire .  Made from the highest quality velvet, and with a durable and comfortable design, they are available in Cardinal Red (gold cord), Royal Blue (gold cord), Black (Maroon cord) and Black (Gold cord). American style   Doctoral Tams   are also available. The traditional Tudor bonnet is a round-brimmed cap which has a soft crown, with a cord encircling the hat with a hanging tassel. During the Tudor times the tudor bonnet was frequently worn in England.

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IN-STOCK – Ships within 1 - 4 Business Days (No Additional Charge) CUSTOM – Ships within 12 - 15 Business Days (No Additional Charge) Shipping Time (which is not the same as the processing time) It takes about a week for standard shipping (5-8 business days). You can reduce this time by paying for faster shipping such as 3-4 business days. Just remember the shipping time is in addition to the processing time. You need to add together both the production time and the shipping time to get a time estimate for your order. As this is an estimate only GraduationGowns.co.uk cannot refund the order or the shipping charges for shipments arriving past the estimated delivery date. The shipping time and processing time are estimated and Graduation.co.uk does not guarantee the delivery by a specific date or time.

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Doctoral Gowns, Tudor bonnets & Graduation Tams

Celebrate the incredible achievement of attaining the status of a Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) in style with one of our PhD Academic gowns. Our luxurious PhD gowns, Tudor bonnets and Doctoral Tams are worn with pride by academics across the world who wish to portray the traditional British style of academia.

We are able to create truly bespoke gowns to meet your exact specifications and have a wealth of experience in working with our customers to their satisfaction. Our tailors use only premium quality, twill weave fabrics and luxurious silky bridal satin facing to ensure your stunning PhD gown looks the part.

Please talk to us about your specific requirements and our helpful, experienced staff will be delighted to guide you every step of the way.

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Doctoral graduation gown.

Your PhD graduation ceremony will be a proud and prestigious occasion, and a quality Doctorate graduation cap and gown will ensure you look the part for the big event. We understand how significant your Doctorate graduation is, even if you’re celebrating at home , so we overlook no detail.

Ordering Your Doctorate Graduation Cap and Gown

When it comes to PhD regalia, there is a range of different gowns and accessories to choose from.

At Marston Robing, we offer Doctoral gowns, hoods and bonnets in three styles – PhD, QMUL, and London PhD. Our gown sizes are designed to fit individuals from 5’0 to 7’0 ft tall. To find your doctoral graduation gown size please take a look at our gown size chart .

You can also order a Tudor Bonnet from us, a traditional Doctoral graduation hat. The Tudor Bonnet is soft, comfortable and features an adjustable inner headband. You can choose from a velvet or cloth fabric in black, red or royal blue.

If you are ordering a Doctoral hat, we recommend looking over our graduation hat guide before purchase.

As with all of our graduation gowns , customisation is an option. If you can’t find a Doctorate graduation cap or gown in a colour you’d like, please get in touch with our team and we can discuss your options.

Bespoke Orders: For bespoke orders, please get in touch or give us a call on 01264 339706 . Our team are more than happy to discuss your requirements with you and help you to complete your order.  

If you have any more queries, please head to our FAQ page or get in touch with our team. 

QMUL Gown, Hood and Bonnet with Cord for Doctorate/PhD Level

To enable graduates to celebrate at home due to the current situation, we are offering the sale of o..

£660.00 Ex VAT: £550.00

Adjustable Tudor Bonnet

A Tudor bonnet is a traditional soft round cap, with a tassel hanging from a cord encircling the hat..

£85.00 Ex VAT: £70.83

Adjustable Tudor Bonnet - Ceremony Stock

This item is from our ceremony stock and has been worn once but is in excellent condition.It is adju..

£35.00 Ex VAT: £29.17

Honour Cord with Tassels

Honour cords are traditionally provided to individuals graduating with honours and are worn around t..

£8.50 Ex VAT: £7.08

London PhD Style Gown, Hood and Bonnet-Ex Hire Stock

This is the London PhD style gown and matching hood with tudor bonnet. Gown - burgundy with bur..

£280.00 Ex VAT: £233.33

PhD Style Gown, Hood and Bonnet--Ex Hire Stock

This PhD style gown comes with matching hood and a black tudor bonnet. Gown - re..

£195.00 Ex VAT: £162.50

Collection: Masters & PhD Collection

  Celebrate your masters or PhD graduation in style with our collection of masters and PhD graduation attire. 

Choose from a selection of caps, gowns and stoles to give your masters attire some visual flair and browse our collection of PhD apparel including diploma tubes and certificate display frames.

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Masters Graduation Gown, Cap & Hood Set

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PhD/Doctoral Tudor Bonnet

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Our  UK style   Tudor Bonnets   are the perfect accompaniment to your  PhD  or  Doctoral  attire .  Made from the highest quality velvet, and with a durable and comfortable design, they are available in Cardinal Red (gold cord), Royal Blue (gold cord), Black (Maroon cord) and Black (Gold cord). American style   Doctoral Tams   are also available.

The correct way to measure your head circumference:  The correct way to measure your head size to take the circumference approximately 1 inch above your eyebrows. If you are not sure what size you need (e.g. you land on the boundary), we would recommend going for the larger size, allowing a more comfortable fit.

A Tudor bonnet is a velvet round academic cap with a long honour tassel hanging from a cord which is circled around the cap. It is also known as a round doctoral bonnet or PhD cap.

It is mostly worn as part of academic dress by a person who holds a doctorate degree, mainly by those holding a research or professional doctoral degree. It is also often worn by those holding an honourary or full higher doctorate, and, at certain educational establishments, by University Officers, such as the University Marshal, the president of the students’ union, and members of the university council.

In some educational establishments, or some faculties of some educational establishments, a mortarboard is worn instead.

They can be made of a high quality velvet, usually black is the most worn colour however produced in other colours. As the name suggests, the Tudor bonnet was popularly worn during Tudor times.

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Inadequate customer service

The Tudor is too big. I contacted the customer service to ask if they have a smaller size, i never received any reply. I don’t know what to do with it?

Fits Perfectly and looks amazing

Really happy with my purchase.

Received my order, ignore last review - Love my Tudor Bonnet

OOOpsss!!!! Received my order, the shipping company delivered to my neighbour by mistake. Really good quality!!!!!!

The size of the PhD cap I ordered i…..

The size of the PhD cap I ordered is Large and its loose on my head. I should have ordered the medium size. Fine quality though. Just pick the right size for you.

I'll graduated with my PhD in the c…..

I'll graduated with my PhD in the coming weeks, and bought this bonnet as a momento. Excellent quality, I'm very pleased.

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Size Chart Table

• 4'6" - 4'8"
• 4'9" - 4'11"
• 5'0" - 5'2"
• 5'3" - 5'5"
• 5'6" - 5'8"
• 5'9" - 5'11"
• 6'0" - 6'2"
• 6'3" - 6'5"
• 6'6" - 6'8"
• 6'9" - 6'11"
• 137 - 142 cm
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