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A university choir has revived music found hiding in plain sight in a book from southern England's Buckland Abbey ...
The choral music from a Petrus Alamire manuscript may be a modern success but the story behind it involves a 16th Century spy who duped Henry VIII.
A military letter from King Henry VIII and a sheet of music written in Mozart's own hand at the age of 17 are among lots being offered at auction house Christie's "Valuable Books and Manuscripts ...
Music with words written by Henry VIII 's sixth wife Katherine Parr are to be performed for the first time in more than 470 years.
Henry VIII was born in 1491 and died in 1547, during which time the harpsichord became one of the most important and versatile instruments of the era within European music – a popularity that ...
Did Catherine Parr Write a Propaganda Song for Henry VIII? ‘Gaude gloriosa Dei mater,’ purportedly penned by the king’s sixth wife, will be performed in London for the first time in more ...
Times change. A century ago, Henry VIII was lionized as an English patriotic icon and as one of the truly great men of history. He was praised for being highly cultured and for his love of music ...
Gabriela Carrillo portrays Henry VIII 6th wife Catherine Parr in the Broadway touring show, SIX. Before each show, Carrillo and the rest of her castmates must transform themselves into queens.
The pop musical finals opens after a pandemic delay. But does a show about Henry VIII's wives still pack a punch for female empowerment?