A living Tudor world

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A living Tudor world

Join King Henry VIII, his family and/or his courtiers at his favourite palace

Dressing the lady



Live Interpretation at Hampton Court Palace
Come to the King's finest palace and experience the splendors of his court. Take part in royal entertainments, fine tune your courtly charms and uncover the political and domestic dramas that plague our king. 

It is winter 1542-3; King Henry VIII has been heartbroken since the execution of his unfaithful Queen Catherine Howard, last February. But his spirits seem to be rising at last - could there be a new romance in the offing?

Come and find out for yourself!


Henry's wives: See the surprising and unusual portraits of Henry's six wives in our slideshow >


Your day at court

Click here to see what is available when you come for your day at Hampton Court Palace.  

Activities - and Henry's wives - change over bank holiday weekends. Keep an eye on the What's on pages for our special holiday activities.




Find out more

Click here to find out more about A living Tudor world >

Video: Click here to watch the trailer »



Message board

If Henry VIII was still alive today, but wasn't a king, what do you think he would be? A gangster, rock star or politician?. We would love to hear your thoughts. Click here to visit the Henry VIII message board >



Fun and games

Henry VIII's jousting gameWant to make your own tudor costume or joust in a tournament for Henry VIII? Click here to find out more >


    

Further information

Downloadable Resources

Some files are provided in PDF format - you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files.

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  2. Alternatively, Adobe offers a service for converting PDFs into HTML or plain text. Access this service here


    Your day at Court - Christmas 2011
    (Adobe PDF, 408KB)

    Your day at Court - January 2012
    (Adobe PDF, 345KB)

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