Project blog

From 19 to 31 July 2025 the grounds of Petworth House are hosting a major archaeological community dig under the auspices of the Henry on Tour project.

Exeter will be hosting a weekend of Tudor festivities and living history in June 2024 as part of Historic Royal Palaces’ Henry VIII on Tour.

In 1510, Henry VIII arrived at Christchurch Priory on the first substantial royal progress of his reign. Now, over 500 years later, Christchurch Priory will be hosting an enactment of the pre-Reformation liturgy and music of the Lady Mass and service of Compline as might have been heard during Henry's reign.

What did Henry VIII do at Christmas? Like today, it often involved music, guests and lots of food! Find out more about royal Tudor Christmases in this piece by Anthony Musson.

Royal progresses were an opportunity for ceremony, music and performance. How successful was Henry VIII’s visit to York as a piece of theatre and royal propaganda?

What was a royal progress, and why did Henry VIII come to York in 1541?

The King’s Manor is a key site in C.J. Sansom’s novel Sovereign. We explore the history of the building and its connection to Henry VIII.

Find out more about the production of Sovereign by the York Theatre Royal, hosted in the King's Manor in 2023.

On 1 June 1523 a solemn cortege set off from St Swithin’s in present-day London’s Cannon Street bearing the body of Lord Henry Marney, whom Henry VIII had visited during his progress of 1522. Read more about Henry Marney and the grand manor house of Layer Marney in this blog piece.