Henry VIII Second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York Had well-known poet, Skelton, as his tutor Spoke Latin, French, and Spanish Fig. 1 Young Henry.

Henry VIII• Second son of Henry

VII and Elizabeth of York

• Had well-known poet, Skelton, as his tutor

• Spoke Latin, French, and Spanish

Fig. 1 Young Henry Tudor by an artist of the French school Musee Calvet

10 Trombones14 Trumpets5 Bagpipes

76 Recorders78 Flutes

Fig. 2 Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8–1543) Henry VIII (about 1537

Fig. 3 Studio of Hans Holbein: c. 1535Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London

Fig. 4 Henry VIII attributed to Hans Eworth c. 1545 Bridgeman Art Library, London

DivorcedBeheaded Died

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The Rainbow Portrait Attributed to Isaac Oliver In the collection of the Marquess of Salisbury On display at Hatfield House

102 French gowns100 Loose Gowns67 Round Gowns

99 Robes127 Cloaks

85 Safeguards 125 Kirtles

136 Stomachers

I know how to party like a rock star!

Robert Francis

Works Cited

• Pollard, A. F. “Henry VIII.” .” Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature. 21 April 2007 <http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/tudorbio.htm>

• Hibbert, Christopher. The Virgin Quen: Elizabeth I, Genius of the Golden Age. Cambridge: Perseus, 1991.