For those of you that have joined On the Tudor Trail’s Facebook page you know that I regularly notify members of upcoming Tudor events, articles and news.
I thought I would write a little summary of the events today just in case some of you are defying the trend and staying away from Facebook…
Henry VIII’s Tapestries
You can now explore one of Henry VIII’s most precious tapestries thanks to the Historic Royal Palaces interactive guide. You can click on different areas of ‘The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek’ to uncover more of the story and learn about how the Textile Team look after this Tudor treasure.
According to the Historic Royal Palaces Henry VIII owned a staggering 2,500 pieces of tapestry at the time of his death. It is not surprising considering that they were the most popular art form of the Tudor court and Henry obviously wanted to show off his power and wealth through his accumulation of magnificent tapestries.
This particular tapestry ‘is part of a set of ten depicting the biblical story of Abraham. They were commissioned by Henry VIII in the early 16th century and woven in Brussels between 1541 and 1543 using silk, wool and gold and silver metal threads.’
To find out more and explore it for yourself visit the Historic Royal Palaces interactive guide and use the menu on the left to navigate through the different areas.
Tudor Costume Collection on show for the Mary Rose Appeal
Costumes from The Tudors on show at the Mary Rose Museum
Eight outfits from the historical drama series, The Tudors, will be on show in Portsmouth to help raise funds for a the new Mary Rose Museum.
The exhibition features costumes from all four seasons of the award winning show including those worn by Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Joely Richardson (Catherine Parr).
The exhibition includes a costume made for each of the six wives, Princess Elizabeth and Henry’s sumptuous battle costume.
The costumes are truly works of art with incredible attention to detail and intricate designs. The designer, Joan Bergin, won Emmy’s for her magnificent work and has lent them to the Museum to show her support for the 500 appeal.
It’s hard to believe that 500 costumes were made for the show especially when you consider that Anne of Cleves’ wedding dress alone took 90 hours to make!
The costumes will go on display in the current Mary Rose Museum at Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard from Saturday 29 January until Thursday 31 March. Entry is free although a donation is much appreciated.
Hampton Court Palace Festival 2011 (7-18 June 2011)
Hampton Court Palace Festival 2011
Hampton Court Palace Festival returns with a wonderful line up of legendary artists from the Rock, Pop, Jazz and Classical world. Including Bryan Adams and James Blunt! Enjoy these wonderful performances in the same space where Henry VIII entertained his guests.
For more information and to book tickets visit Hampton Court Palace Festival.
Hi, im not sure if this Tudor Event has been posted already, so applogies if it already has.
But there is a Katharine of Aragon Festival being held at Peterborough Cathedral in the UK from Friday 28th January – Sunday 30th January. Here is the link below if anyone is interested. I will be going along to it, as I only live an hour down the road from it!
http://www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/individual-events/events/katharine-of-aragon-festival-2011.html
Thank you Clare! I hadn’t yet posted about this event but will this weekend. You are so lucky to be able to attend this festival. Let us know how it goes.
Hi Natalie
Thanks for the reply, I cant wait to go along to it next weekend! I’m hoping I will be able to haul my ass out of bed early enough on the Saturday morning to be able to attend the Roman Catholic Mass for Katharine, as I am a Catholic, I think this will be quite a nice thing to do. I will try to remember my camera so I can take some pictures and then I can post them on my Facebook for anyone that wants to see them.
That would be great! Feel free to post them on our Facebook page too- I would love that! 🙂