A History of Tudor Entertainment

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A History of Tudor Entertainment
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Overview

Discover how the Tudors had fun and why, for Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, pleasure and politics always went hand-in-hand.

Duration	3 weeks
Total fee	₹2,205
Mode of learning	Online
Credential	Certificate

A History of Tudor Entertainment

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A History of Tudor Entertainment
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Earn a certificate from Historic Royal Palaces

A History of Tudor Entertainment
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On this fascinating three-week course, you'll join the fun-loving Tudors in their world of lavish entertainment. You'll discover how Henry VIII and Elizabeth I used shows of strength, sporting prowess, and pageantry to impress their subjects and build a powerful royal image at home and abroad.
You'll enjoy delving into the sources with the curators and historians at Historic Royal Palaces. They'll reveal a world of Tudor privilege at the pleasure palace of Hampton Court, and explore amazing public spectacles at the Tower of London.
Navigating this fascinating history, you'll investigate the influence of sport, spectacle, pageantry, and celebration in this dramatic period of British history.
Learn how spectacular show-off Henry VIII used sport to demonstrate his power and majesty.
You'll examine the wider role Tudor sport played in politics and international relations, learn how elite sports were restricted to the wealthy, and why working classes were ordered by law to practise certain physical activities rather than others.
Discover why the Tudors celebrated with entertainment, when no expense was spared on their magnificent processions and river revelries to mark coronations, royal marriages, christenings, and funerals.
You'll learn how monarchs used pageantry to maintain royal power and prestige.
Contrast how Elizabeth I used culture as entertainment to show off her power and majesty, compared to her father's sporting spectaculars.
You'll discover that amidst the magnificence and opulence, Elizabeth also enjoyed some surprising and disturbing leisure pursuits.