The History of Purple

This video looks into the history of the colour purple, starting with the discovery of a natural purple dye (Tyrian purple) in the Bronze age by the Phoenicians, how it became the colour of royalty, and how it subsequently became democratized following the discovery of a synthetic purple dye (mauveine) in the Industrial age by Sir William Henry Perkin. #Purple #TyrianPurple #PurplePassion Contents of this video: 0:00 introduction 0:41 natural purple dyes & Tyrian purple 1:04 the legend of Hercules’ discovery of purple dye 1:57 why Tyrian purple was valuable 2:46 Tyrian purple’s association with royalty in Rome 3:37 association of purple with royalty in medieval England 4:33 Perkin’s experiments of synthesizing quinine 5:08 the industrialized production of mauveine 6:01 association of purple with royalty in the 20th century 6:35 2018 - ultra violet named colour of the year Source: Murex