Henry VIII and His Court
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Written to help playgoers understand Shakespeare's Henry VIII, Herbert Beerbohm Tree's notes approach Tudor history through the personalities of the royal court. Henry, Wolsey, Katharine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn receive individual attention, while chapters on divorce, the Reformation, and manners and customs place their actions within a wider setting. Tree begins with Holbein's portrait of the king, using its outward appearance as a starting point for a sharp, often humorous reading of Henry's character.
Royal ceremony and private ambition meet throughout these pages. The account of the Field of the Cloth of Gold sets magnificent clothing and entertainments beside diplomatic rivalry, while Anne Boleyn's story brings courtly advancement and divided loyalties into focus. A note on Tree's production at His Majesty's Theatre connects these historical sketches with performance.
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- Author
- Herbert Beerbohm Tree
- Reading time
- About 70 minutes
- Pages
- 70
- Language
- English
- Genre
- European History
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