King Henry VIII Coronation Weekend

Korrigan Keynes

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KING HENRY VIII CORONATION WEEKEND

Good den!

500 years ago today, Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon were jointly
crowned at Westminster Abbey.
To celebrate this momentous occasion, Renaissance Island will enact
the event on the weekend. The Parish is deep in the throes of cleaning
the streets and polishing the Abbey! We hope that you will join us to
take part in the pageantry, fun, food, and music, as the 16th century
steps out of the history books to meet the 21st !

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

SATURDAY 27 JUNE

11:30AM KNIGHTING. Location: Church. Two days before coronation at
the Tower of London, 26 new Knights of the Bath, including proud
fathers Thomas Boleyn and Thomas Parr, were made.

12:00PM PROCESSION/CORONATION/BANQUET. Location: Lagswell Manor,
Streets, Church. "The royal procession through the city the next day
to Westminster followed a route hung with tapestries and cloth of
gold..." (1)
The royals will process from Lagswell Manor through the streets to the
“Abbey.” Scrumptious banquet to follow at the knot garden!

4:00PM CORONATION BALL. Location: Lagswell Manor/knot garden.
Minstrel Gabrielle Riel will spin her magic music. There will be much
merriment and dancing!

5:00PM FIREWORKS conclude the day’s events. Location: In the Sky.

SUNDAY 28 JUNE
11:00AM Atheene Dodonpa in concert. Location: Church. Mistress
Dodonpa is a minstrel maiden-- a musical storyteller who uses various
instruments to accompany her soprano voice: recorders & pipes,
symphonie, bowed psaltery, rebec, bells and medieval harp.

12:00PM JOUSTING TOURNAMENT. Location: Tilting area. Lord Merlin and
Knights of the Bath will joust in a tourney with His Majesty bestowing
tokens to the winners.

(1) Lucy Woodings' Henry VIII. London: Routledge, c2008. Available
through libraries and bookstores everywhere!!

The Tower of London and Hampton Court Palace have established a
Twitter account in Henry’s name so that you can follow coronation
events— look for IamHenryVIII.

Best regards,

Korrigan Keynes