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Thomas Tallis (c. 1505 – 23 November 1585; [n 1] also Tallys or Talles) was an English composer of High Renaissance music. His compositions are primarily vocal, and he occupies a primary place in anthologies of English choral music. Tallis is considered one of England's greatest composers, and is honoured for his original voice in English ...
Thomas Tallis: Joe Van Moyland (2007) Thomas Tallis: Episode 1.01 Episode 1.10 Young composer Thomas Tallis comes to London with good references and secures a position with the Chapel Royal. He soon attracts the attention of Sir William Compton, a close friend of Henry VIII, and the two become lovers. After Compton's death, Tallis courts two ...
Peter Compton (1523 – 1544 [7]), the eldest son and heir, aged six at his father's death, became the ward of cardinal Thomas Wolsey. [1] He married Anne, daughter of George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury and by her, had a son, Henry who was created Baron Compton by Elizabeth I. Henry's son, William was made Earl of Northampton by James I. [7]
Thomas Tallis, a prominent musician of the Chapel Royal at the time, was among the first to write sacred music in English. [7] "If Ye Love Me" is a setting for an a cappella choir of four voice parts, and it is a noted example of this Reformation compositional style, essentially homophonic [citation needed] but with some elaboration and imitation.
Catherine Parr (she signed her letters as Kateryn; 1512 – 5 September 1548 [2][4]) was Queen of England and Ireland as the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 12 July 1543 until Henry's death on 28 January 1547. Catherine was the final queen consort of the House of Tudor, and outlived Henry by a year and eight ...
Nonsuch Palace / ˈnʌnˌsʌtʃ / was a Tudor royal palace, commissioned by Henry VIII in Surrey, England, and on which work began in 1538. Its site lies in what is now Nonsuch Park on the boundary of the borough of Epsom and Ewell (in Surrey) and the London Borough of Sutton. The palace was designed to be a celebration of the power and the ...
20 June 2010. (2010-06-20) The Tudors is a historical fiction television series set primarily in 16th-century England, created and written by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime. The series was a collaboration among American, British, and Canadian producers, and was filmed mostly in Ireland.
What's Henry VIII doing in 1920s Virginia? He's in Jeannette Walls' wild new novel. Bethanne Patrick. March 28, 2023 at 9:00 AM. When a book has a big conceit I want it to be completely obvious ...