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Tag Archives: Henry VIII
A Chest of Viols: A Brief Introduction to English Viol Consort Music
As a cellist and guitarist I have always thought the perfect instrument to be the Viola da Gama, a gut-fretted instrument tuned like a guitar but played like a cello. As with most aficionados my introduction to the instrument came … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Uncategorized
Tagged 15th Century, 16th Century, Britain, Christopher Tye, classical, classical music, Elizabeth I, Elizabethan, England, English history, Fretwork, Henry VIII, John Jenkins, Matthew Locke, music, Orlando Gibbons, Renaissance, Tudor, Viol, Viol Consort, Viola da Gamba, William Byrd, WIlliam Lawes
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Tudor History – Give me the Warts!
As someone interested in Tudor history I’m often tempted to have a peek at new television and film adaptations of the period – but have learned to temper my hopes and expectations in doing so. In the old days it … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Uncategorized
Tagged Anne Boleyn, British History, charlton heston, Costume Dramas, duke of anjou, Elizabeth I, Elizabethan, English history, Epic films, Film, Helen Mirren, Henry VIII, henry viii and his six wives, Hilary Mantel, Historic films, Historical Fiction, Historical novel, History, Lady Jane Grey, mary of guise, mary queen of scots, Mary Tudor, Movies, Ray Winstone, Richard Burton, Television Drama, The Tudors, Tudor History, Tudors
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