HENRY VIII ON TOUR: TUDOR PALACES AND ROYAL PROGRESSES

都铎时期继续吸引着流行文化，并保持着它的存在。尤其是亨利八世的统治，其宏伟的建筑和宫廷的辉煌，它的音乐，面具，锦标赛和狩猎派对，以及它的王朝关切，政治阴谋和宗教争议，都令人着迷。2020年将是金布领域的五百周年，被描述为“最壮观的进步”。这不仅是评估都铎王室进步和仪式的特点、肖像和物质文化的好时机，也是邀请网络参与者、项目合作伙伴和公众参与并反思它在21世纪对我们意味着什么的好时机。这个由历史皇家宫殿(HRP)和约克大学(UOY)领导的为期一年的研究网络将考察亨利八世在皇家住宅和王国部分地区之间旅行的性质和意义，将它们置于其政治、社会和文化背景中，并考虑它们对现代遗产实践和管理的影响。大量的档案和物质证据幸存下来，然而亨利的进步从未被系统地研究过。我们的网络旨在恢复他们在16世纪英格兰地区和国家政治中的角色，并在更广泛的国际舞台上以及在英国文艺复兴时期建筑、戏剧、艺术和音乐发展的关键时刻评估他们的文化意义。使用幸存的记录，我们将跟踪亨利八世和他的宫廷的运动，他们对访问过的场地的影响，以及这些进展如何影响人们对都铎王朝在英格兰访问国王的看法。我们将探讨公共和私人空间的概念，并评估为流动家庭提供和住宿所需的后勤挑战。我们还将评估亨利的进步在塑造君主制形象方面的作用，以及文化和物质遗产对当今都铎王朝作为遗产现象的解释的后果。由该网络发起的研讨会和会议将询问王室进步的整个现象，以期确定研究优先事项，探索哪些主题可能是最有成效的，并确定可采用的最合适的方法(包括数字和虚拟现实技术)，以期为一个更大的多学科和合作项目申请资金。参与的学者和遗产专家将致力于挑战与王室进步相关的正统观念，使亨利八世的探险与他的中世纪前辈和都铎王朝继承人的探险更加清晰地区分开来。简而言之，这个网络将开始重新连接亨利八世的皇家宫殿(无论是现存的建筑还是考古遗址)与创造它们并赋予它们意义的皇家宏伟文化。都铎王朝是展示包括汉普顿宫廷和伦敦塔(HRP)在内的历史皇家遗址的核心。这个项目建立在公众对都铎王朝信息的胃口上，在历史遗迹拍摄的历史剧加剧了这一胃口。公众也对失落的都铎宫殿感兴趣，如白厅、农萨奇、格林威治和威斯敏斯特宫(由库珀领导的AHRC重大项目的主题)。伦敦郊外的皇家住宅(如苏德利城堡和博利乌宫)和精英住宅(如格雷宫廷和韦恩)由亨利·建造或改建，拥有重要的建筑和考古遗迹，值得更好地调查和公开展示。HRP和UOY将利用他们的技术专长，通过虚拟和增强现实为参观者创造身临其境的体验，通过探索现有的宫殿和重建正在发展的宫殿以及听觉和视觉体验，为参观者带来生动的场地。

The Tudor period continues to captivate and maintain a presence in popular culture. Henry VIII's reign, in particular, fascinates as much for its architectural magnificence and courtly splendour, its music, masques, tournaments and hunting parties as for its dynastic concerns, political machinations and religious controversies. 2020 will mark the quincentenary of the Field of the Cloth of Gold, described as "the most spectacular progress". It is an opportune moment not only to assess the characteristics, iconography and material culture associated with Tudor royal progresses and ceremony, but also to invite network participants, project partners and the public to engage with and reflect on what it means for us in the 21st century. This one-year research network led by Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) and the University of York (UoY) will examine the nature and significance of Henry VIII's journeys between royal residences and to parts of the realm, setting them in their political, social and cultural context and considering their implications for modern heritage practice and management. A wealth of archival and material evidence survives, yet Henry's progresses have never been systematically studied. Our network aims to recover their role within the regional and national politics of 16th century England and assess their cultural significance both on a broader international stage and at a crucial moment in the development of English Renaissance architecture, drama, art and music. Using surviving records we will track the movements of Henry VIII and his court, their impact on venues visited, and how progresses affected perceptions of access to the king in Tudor England. We will explore notions of public and private space and assess the logistical challenges entailed in supplying and accommodating an itinerant household. We will also evaluate the role of Henry's progresses in fashioning an image of the monarchy, and the consequences of the cultural and material legacy for interpretation of the Tudors as a heritage phenomenon today.The workshops and conference initiated by this network will interrogate the whole phenomenon of royal progresses with a view to identifying research priorities, exploring which themes might be most fruitfully pursued, and ascertaining the most appropriate methodologies to be employed (including digital and virtual reality technologies) in anticipation of applying for funding for a larger multi-disciplinary and collaborative project. The participating scholars and heritage experts will aim to challenge orthodoxies associated with royal progresses, enabling clearer distinction between Henry VIII's expeditions and those of his medieval predecessors and Tudor successors. In short, this network will begin the work of re-connecting Henry VIII's royal palaces (whether extant buildings or archaeological sites) with the culture of royal magnificence that created them and gave them their meaning. Tudor monarchs are central to the presentation of historic royal sites including Hampton Court and the Tower of London (HRP). This project builds on a public appetite for information on the Tudors heightened by period dramas filmed at historic locations. There is also public interest in lost Tudor palaces such as Whitehall, Nonsuch, Greenwich, and the old Palace of Westminster (subject of a major AHRC project led by Cooper). Royal residences outside London (e.g. Sudeley Castle and Beaulieu Palace) and elite houses (e.g. Greys Court and the Vyne), were built by or altered for Henry VIII and possess important architectural and archaeological remains that deserve better investigation and public presentation. HRP and UoY will use their technical expertise in creating immersive experiences through virtual and augmented reality to bring venues to life for visitors by exploring existing palaces and recreating 'lost palaces' as well as aural and visual experiences of the court on progress.