HST 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Jousting, Dominate, Catherine Parr
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Daughter of henry and his second wife, ann. Note: whenever we think about henry viii, look at how he conveys: he wants to show control, dominance, manly power, he is always shown as a big, large figure, his portraits looks straight at the viewer. Henry is the embodiment of a renaissance prince (in his opinion) Sometimes demolished whole villages to build homes. He actually has a seal made so he can stamp his signature: he"s not a great administrator He wears a special fur: ermine: reserved solely for royalty. About the display of power and wealth: how original. A meeting between powerful monarchs: both kings agree to limit the amount of people who met, henry brought only 5,000 people. Whatta jerk: henry made wine fountains that flowed 24/7. Tents were made of cloth and silver thread: over 200ft tall. French take up 300 lavishly decorates tents. King henry formed a band and went on tour.
