TUDOR FEAST

Hampton Court Palace Great Hall, UK 16th century

Henry VIII embodied the excesses of Tudor life – he enjoyed the finest food, wine and entertainment to the fullest, and Hampton Court Palace was the scene of many lavish feasts. The land was originally developed in 1514 by Cardinal Wolsey, who expanded on a preexisting country house. He wanted Hampton Court to serve as a palace worthy of hosting the king and Embassies from around Europe. But after his failure to secure Henry’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon, Wolsey fell from favour and Henry seized the palace for himself. From 1529, Hampton Court Palace was developed even further with a Great Hall being added to host luxurious banquets. (William Shakespeare’s King’s Men put on a performance in the Great Hall for James I in 1603.) Henry also had a…

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