BritainsTudorTreasure:ANightatHamptonCourt
LucyWorsleyandDavidStarkeycelebratethe500thanniversaryofBritain'sfinestsurvivingTudorbuilding,HamptonCourt.AsHenryVIII'spleasurepalace,HamptonCourtwasashowcaseforroyalmagnificenceandceremony-andthemostimportanteventofallwasthechristeningofHenry'slong-awaitedson,PrinceEdward,onOctober15th,1537.
LucyandDavidexplorehowTudorart,architectureandritualcametogetherforthismomentousoccasion.Drawingonhistoricalrecordsandwiththehelpofateamofexperts,theyrecreatekeyelementsofthechristeningceremony-includingamagnificentsetpieceprocessionthroughHamptonCourtinvolvingnearly100peopleinfullTudorcostume.