Henry Viii

HENRY VIII

We are going to talk briefly about the Culture during Henry VIII’s reign; and we put more emphasis during Elizabeth’s period because it was the peak of growth as regards architecture, literature, art, among others.
Now we want to introduce a power point presentation which illustrates culture during Henry VIII’s reign making some comments about it.

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The period which covers the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I coincided in England with the last years of the Renaissance. Henry VIII broke with the Roman Church and abolished the monasteries. Remember that Henry VIII wanted to remarry Anne Boleyn and he wanted to declare himself head of the church so that he would be able to confiscate the wealth monasteries for his own use. Thesehad been a source of culture in England. Henry brought the Italian workers to England to substitute the Gothic craftsman. The Italians gave softer lines and greater decoration to the plain heavy furniture which was common in England.

Greenwich Palace
Greenwich was Henry VIII’s favourite palace because it was his place of birth. He was born in 1491.

Hampton Court
As Henry VIII was themost famous Tudor king, he lived in
grand palaces like Hampton Court. Approximately, in 1514 the palace was built by Thomas Cardinal Wolsey in the style of Italian architects such as il Filarete and Leonardo da Vinci. In 1520 Wolsey gave Henry VIII the Hampton Court, who enlarged it as his favourite residence. The style of Hampton Court had shifted from Gothic to Renaissance style which wassymmetrical. It is important to say that Wolsey at that time built there three grand apartments for the royal family (King Henry VIII, Queen Katherine of Aragon and their daughter princess Mary).

St George’s Chapel
Saint George Chapel was a magnificient example of late-medieval architecture. It was dedicated to the Order of the Garther, the hisgest order of chivalry. It was completed in 1528 whenHenry VIII was on the throne. Besides, it was where Henry VIII was burried in 1547.

Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle was one of Henry VIII’s favourite places. Today, the main entrance to Windsor Castle was the gate which Henry VIII re-constructed during his reign.

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Music

Picture 1
The introduction of new musical instruments during the period of the Tudors produced a much more refinedsound than had been produced during the early Middle Ages.
King Henry VIII was a talented and skilful musician. He enjoyed music, dancing and different kinds of entertainments.
During the Tudor period music was being taught in schools and Universities and King Henry VIII would have received the best in musical education. 

Here in this picture we can see him playing the harp. It was atriangular musical instrument which contained graduated vertical strings.

Picture 2
Tudor monarchs and Cardinal Wolsey were distinguished patrons of music. An inventory of Henry VIII’s musical instruments suggested that an important selection was available in England. So that, the king himself favoured the organ and lute.
Here in this picture we can see a dark oak screen, which houses the organ. Itwas a gift for Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. It has their initials. To take into account an organ is a large musical instrument used especially in churches, with keys like a piano and large pipes that air passes through to produce the sound.
The lute is similar to a guitar with six to thirteen strings. The player of a lute is called a lutenist.

Picture 3
This harp version of Greensleeves isplayed by Sally Fletcher. The old song Greensleeves is a traditional English folk song dating back to the sixteenth century. It was one of the songs that have been attributed to Henry VIII's was "Greensleeves," (a beautiful song about an unrequited love). It is believed that he composed it for Anne Boleyn, who refused to become another of his lovers. Henry VIII became obsessed with her who denied...