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Post by robert taylor on Jul 13, 2020 15:19:48 GMT
Hello everyone
robert taylor <xdquills@gmail.com>
Sun, Jun 28, 5:56 PM
to henrytudorsociety Hello folks,
Congratulations to all on an excellent and a very-well-maintained website.
I am conducting some research and am wondering if anyone might be able to help me out/answer some queries/ point me in the right direction?
1. Where might I find a legible and downloadable map, or book on the architecture of the original Westminster Palace?
2. Did Henry build any great buildings or monuments, parks or public works?
3. How was important news or proclamation eg a change in law, or tax, or any sort of emergence announced to the people? How was this news disseminated?
Many thanks.
Robert (Taylor)
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Post by kingslayer1485 on Dec 3, 2021 6:17:40 GMT
Henry VII had many public works.. He designed Westminster Abby's Lady Chapel.. It was constructed with an endowment left in his will.. One of Henry VIII first tasks as King was to oversee every detail of the Lady Chapels Construction.. He partnered with my ancestor the Chamberlain of Westminster Abby and both Henry VII and Henry VIIIs personal family chaplain. When completed it was called the most sumptuous church in all of Christendom.
There was great controversy when Henry appointed my ancestor head priest of the ladies chapel.. The Bishop of Canterbury bemoaned he wasn't acceptable though he was a Benedictine monk he was not a theologian.. Henry fired back.. "I'm the King and you shall make him acceptable".. My ancestor preformed the Lady Chapels first mass.
What many people don't understand as the final resting place of of King Henry VII.. This crypt and chapel was actually a major source of pecuniary income for the Royal family.. Visitors from around the world came to London and pay tribute to King Henry VII.. Pay tribute was a literal term.. It was also a way for visiting dignitaries who wanted to pay a handsome or lucrative tribute.. They could bypass 100 of the Kings formal gate keepers and have direct access if not to the King directly then to his chamberlain.
There is so much propaganda (catholic church) as to why Henry went after the church the real reason is now obscured.. It simply boiled down to how the pieces of the pie were being divided... But I guess that's a story for another time.. lol..
The Mercers (wool/textiles) are who propelled the Tudors into power.. So their was much investment in getting wool from Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England to the clothe and lace weavers in the low countries.. So canals and roads were built.. Refinements in the fabric dying process allowed it to be moved from soft water of Wales to just North of London.
Anyway these people were sure something.. I could write a book.. But I won't... Good Luck.. David
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