Make your own headwear

 

To make it at Henry’s court, you'll need to have some fashionable headwear!

Make your own Tudor headgear!

Make your own hat or hood

If you are planning on joining King Henry for the celebrations of his last wedding at Hampton Court Palace, you'll need a hat to wear! 

A hat for young masters

Henry sports a magnificent hat
If you are a young master, how about a bonnet in the style of Henry’s fashionable headwear?

Click here to make your own Henry hat >  (PDF, 3.5MB)

  
A hood for young ladies 

French hood (left) and English hood (right)Or, if you are a young lady of Court, you can choose between the elegant English hood or the shapely French hood!

Click here to make your own English hood > (PDF, 4.0MB)
Click here to make your own French hood > (PDF, 3.4MB)

Make sure you attach your finest jewels and feathers to your wonderful creations! 

Be creative!

We are celebrating the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII becoming King of England. You might like to think about the fabrics, colours and trimmings which are fashionable now, think about the ways we express ourselves through clothing, our status symbols and our favourite pastimes.

Henry VIII was a fashionable king who used clothing to send messages to his courtiers and subjects. What message might you like to send to Henry VIII when you visit him at Hampton Court Palace?

Henry VIII: heads and hearts

Henry VIII: heads and heartsCome to Hampton Court Palace and commemorate 500 years since Henry VIII's accession to the English throne. Be part of the celebrations of Henry's wedding to his sixth wife, Kateryn Parr. Click here to find out more >  

Henry VIII: Dressed to Kill at the Tower of London

 Henry VIII: Dressed to KillFrom 3 April 2009 – 17 January 2010
Displayed over 3 floors of the historic White Tower, this stunning
exhibition celebrates the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII becoming King of England. Some of the world's rarest arms and armour have been selected from the treasures of the Royal Armouries and international collections. These spectacular objects have never been seen together since the reign of his daughter Elizabeth I. Click here to find out more >