英国都铎的宝藏：汉普顿宫之夜

AsHamptonCourtPalacecelebratesits500thanniversaryin2015,BBCTwobringsakeyeventfromtheiconicbuilding’shistoryvividlytolife-thechristeningofHenry’ssonandheirPrinceEdward,thefutureEdwardVI.WithsofewsurvivingbuildingsleftassociatedwitheventsfromthisperiodofBritishhistoryandthereignofHenryVIII,LucyWorsleyandDavidStarkeyofferaudiencesanunprecedentedinsightintoHenryVIII’sworld.Focusingontheeventsof15October1537,ANightAtHamptonCourtPalacewillrecreatetheoccasionthatwasaculminationofnearlythreedecadesofHenry’srule-thebirthofamaleheir.AsLucyandDavideavesdropacrosstime,theyrevealhowHenry’shouseholdcametogethertocreateaneventthatwouldhavebeenperceivedasalmostmagicalbythosewhowitnessedit.Theywillrecreatethe90-persongrandprocessionthatwouldhavetransportedbabyEdwardtohistorch-litchristeningservice.ThiswasthebestrecordedoccasionstagedatHamptonCourtduringHenry'sVIII'sreign,andthedetailedrecordsallowLucyandDavidtoshowhowthisgreatcelebrationusedeverypartofthepalace,fromtheroyalapartmentstothekitchenstotheChapelRoyal.Offeringauniqueopportunitytorevealhowthemanyelementsofcourtlifewouldhavebeenbroughttogether,fromarttoarchitecture,religionandmusic,ANightAtHamptonCourtPalacewillcaptureapageantthatwasdeeplypoliticalbutalsocarefullystage-managedpieceofperformanceart.