Handsome, gifted and recently married to Catherine of Aragon, King Henry VIII was the envy of Europe when he penned 35 royal compositions in the early years of his long and turbulent reign. (Thirty-five Compositions Ref: E1801 The complete secular works of King Henry VIII consisting of partsongs and instrumental consorts. Publisher Stainer & Bell) Truly a Renaissance prince, he was also a gifted composer who excelled in portraying the pleasures of courtly life through words and music. ...
Catherine Bell
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