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*Fact check:*

There are few #English sovereigns with such a dubious marital record as Henry VIII, who fancied a lot of women and was very jealous.

A lot of historic fiction portrays #AnneBoleyn as a lascivious #adulteress. Current scientific research does not support this hypothesis.
She and her family, which rose "from rags to riches," most likely were a target of a court cabal by the infamous...

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Encyclopedia BritannicaAnne Boleyn | Biography, Children, Portrait, Death, & FactsAnne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England and mother of Queen Elizabeth I. The events surrounding the annulment of Henry’s marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and his marriage to Anne led him to break with the Roman Catholic Church and brought about the English Reformation.

With its haunting melody, and the romantic myth that it was written by #HenryVIII as a love song for #AnneBoleyn, Greensleeves has remained popular over the centuries and today, is probably the best known of all #Tudor #songs.

However there is no proven connection to Henry VIII, and the earliest mention of the broadside ballad called #Greensleeves was not until September 1580, (some 33 years after his death). It was an immediate hit, and a number of imitations and parodies were produced in the following months and years.

Our recording uses the text from 'A Handful of Pleasant Delights', 1584 - the earliest surviving source. There are many verses, some of which contain lovely descriptions of #Elizabethan clothing and other aspects of #MaterialCulture

Richard de Winter: baritone
Robin Jeffrey: lute
Alison Kinder: bass viol
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#earlymusic #earlymodern #costume #fashionhistory #histodon #histodons #tudors @earlymusic
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#Introduction time! My name is Yasmine Hachimi and I'm a #PublicHumanities Fellow at the Newberry Library.

My research explores the eroticization of Tudor queens in a range of popular genres, from #earlymodern letters and plays, to tv and #fanfiction today. I also consider the affordances and limitations of color-conscious #casting in #perioddrama.

#Renaissance, #Tudors, #AnneBoleyn, #Sexuality, #PCRS, #Adaptations, #MediaStudies, #Fandom, #HistoricalFiction, #DigitalHumanities, #RaceB4Race.