Court Revels, 1485-1559
In 1545 Henry VIII created a Revels Office within the royal household and appointed Sir Thomas Cawarden, one of the gentlemen of the Privy Chamber, as its Master. In so doing he set a precedent for the production of revels at court for the next century.
Some historians have only recently examined the revels in their historical context, but none has attempted, as W.R. Streitberger does, to study cou...
In 1545 Henry VIII created a Revels Office within the royal household and appointed Sir Thomas Cawarden, one of the gentlemen of the Privy Chamber, as its Master. In so doing he set a precedent for the production of revels at court for the next century.
Some historians have only recently examined the revels in their historical context, but none has attempted, as W.R. Streitberger does, to study cou...
