Henry VIII 2009 Events

How could you be a surgeon without going to university? This illustrated talk details the progress of surgery from care by the monks who after a papal injunction passed the mantle on to the Barbers. You will hear about the influence of the Guilds of the City of London and the regulation of surgical training marked by a... Charter from King Henry VIII to the Barber Surgeons in 1545. An event that was immortalised in a painting by Hans Holbein. All this holds the key to the question of why surgeons in Britain are addressed as Mister or Miss and not Doctor.

This talk will be given by Mr Mike Pugh, FRCS

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Visit the Royal College of Surgeons this summer for a rare chance to see the portrait of King Henry VIII with the Barber Surgeons by Hans Holbein the younger. The only opening to the public this year, the painting is on display in the College’s magnificent hall, and shows Henry VIII presenting the Charter of the Incorp...oration to the Company of Barber-Surgeons in 1541. The King is surrounded by his physicians and surgeons, including Thomas Vicary, the first master of the Company. This work is the cartoon produced in preparation for the final painting and shows the pin-prick holes used to mark out the major figures and key background features.

Follow on to the Council Room for a glimpse of the portrait of John Hunter by Sir Joshua Reynolds, also not usually on display to the public.

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Highlights of the evening will include:
- A hog roast with traditional Tudor food, beer and wine
-Tudor music and games
-Displays of Tudor craftsmanship
-Tours of the Mary Rose Museum

Tickets cost £20, and include food and drink (Tudor dress optional!) Book your ticket from the Mary Rose shop, via email or by telephone.

PLE...ASE BOOK BEFORE 4TH JULY 2009 OR YOU MAY BE UNABLE TO ATTEND!

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Join us for a fantastic two-day family event!

A joint initiative of Forty Hall and Enfield Museum Service, ‘The Tudors’ will both commemorate the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII’s accession to the throne and celebrate The Festival of British Archaeology 2009.

Saturday 18th July offers visitors the opportunity to delve ...in to Tudor life and explore how they lived and worked with a vast array of activities that include a Tudor Jolly Boat on the lake, traditional Tudor cooking, Tudor Bone Comb Making and Tudor Pole-lathe Turning. Tudor Demonstrators will also be bringing history to life. Highlights include a Tudor Moneyer who will produce Tudor coins using traditional skills and our fabulous Tudor Jester who promises to entertain the crowds with court foolery!

Sunday 19th July offers the chance for visitors to see an excavation by Enfield Archaeological Society on the site of Elsyng Palace, a Tudor Palace in the grounds of Forty Hall

Forty Hall is a Grade I listed Jacobean building open to the public Wednesdays to Sundays 11am to 4pm. Built in 1629 for Sir Nicholas Rainton, who became Lord Mayor of London in 1632, Forty Hall contains fine period rooms, local history displays and art and photography exhibitions.

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To mark the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to the throne, and as part of the nationwide celebrations of this special year – we are hosting a month of FREE Tudor activities and events in Rochester’s Cathedral and Castle through August and September. From Tudor dancing in the Norman Nave to brass rubbing in... the Lady Chapel there really is something for everyone.

The festivities will climax with Mediaeval Merriment at Rochester Castle over the weekend of 5th/6th September and close with a Tudor themed evensong at the Cathedral at 3:15pm on Sunday the 6th September.

All events are free and everyone is welcome

Full list of these and other Cathedral Events can be found on the website wwww.rochestercathedral.org

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A costumed re-enactment of Henry VIII’s first meeting with Anne of Cleves will take place by the War Memorial in Rochester at midday on Tuesday 4th August.

Rumour has it that Henry VIII first set eyes on his 4th wife in or around the grounds of Rochester Cathedral. The legend tells that he spied on her through a hole... built especially into a gate – didn’t like what he saw and promptly divorced her. Apparently artist Hans Holbein’s portrait was misleading to say the least! The event will draw on historical sources to bring the now infamous encounter to life for a modern audience in a comic and engaging way. Visitors will have a chance to meet Henry, Anne, and the artist responsible, in person at the Castle grounds between 1.30 and 4.30 pm.

* The re-enactment is at 11am *
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