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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Henry VIII and His Court, by Herbert Tree This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Henry VIII and His Court 6th edition Author: Herbert Tree Release Date: April 2, 2010 [EBook #31864] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HENRY VIII AND HIS COURT *** Produced by Walt Farrell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.) Henry VIII and His Court [Illustration: HENRY VIII From the Portrait by Holbein, at Warwick Castle] HENRY VIII AND HIS COURT BY HERBERT BEERBOHM TREE WITH FOUR FULL-PAGE PLATES SIXTH EDITION CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD. London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne 1911 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTRODUCTORY In these notes, written as a holiday task, it is not intended to give an exhaustive record of the events of Henry's reign; but rather to offer an impression of the more prominent personages in Shakespeare's play; and perhaps to aid the playgoer in a fuller appreciation of the conditions which governed their actions. _Marienbad, 1910_ CONTENTS PAGE KING HENRY VIII. 1 WOLSEY 21 KATHARINE 47 ANNE BOLEYN 55 DIVORCE 63 THE REFORMATION 77 MANNERS AND CUSTOMS 83 A NOTE ON THE PRODUCTION OF HENRY VIII. AT HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE 87 AN APOLOGY AND A FOOTNOTE 103 CHRONOLOGY OF PUBLIC EVENTS DURING THE LIFETIME OF HENRY VIII. 111 SHAKESPEAREAN PLAYS PRODUCED UNDER HERBERT BEERBOHM TREE'S MANAGEMENT AT THE HAYMARKET THEATRE
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