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PAINTING DAY PAINTING HORSES HAWK & OWL OPEN DAY HAWK & OWL EVENINGS AGE OF GOLD HENRY’S FILM CLUB HAWK & OWL EVENINGS CHIAROSCURO WORKSHOP DRESSING THE QUEEN CANDLELIT TOURS OPUS ANGLICANUM |
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Sunday 7 AugustDressing the QueenQueen Elizabeth I’s image was carefully constructed throughout her life and was most fascinating in the 1590’s. This event shows how the Queen was dressed from her underwear to her jewel-encrusted exterior. As Elizabeth enrobes, she and her dresser share anecdotes about the servants and courtiers who helped maintain her public persona. An event for all lovers of fashion.Performers: Jane Malcolm Davies and Caroline Johnson www.jmdandco.com Return to top of page Sunday 13 AugustTuesday 16 AugustFriday 19 AugustCandlelit tours with Lady JoanLady Joan Poyntz, the wife of Sir Nicholas Poyntz, invites you to visit her home and share memories of her family and those they knew through the momentous reigns of four Tudor monarchs, from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I. This theatrical tour offers a rare opportunity to experience Acton Court by night.Light refreshments are included. Lady Joan Poyntz – Brenda Page Return to top of page Sunday 21 AugustOpus Anglicanum: The Merrie Tales of Master SkeltonFive unaccompanied male voices present a themed sequence of music for English poetry’s most outrageous and colourful character, Henry VIII’s childhood teacher, self-proclaimed ‘Adonis’ and notorious Rector of Diss, the Rabelaisian John Skelton. The music of John Tavener, William Cornysh, John Browne and others includes contemporary settings of Skelton’s verse from the Tudor Court song-books. Opus AnglicanumReturn to top of page Previous page |
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