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This article is about an exhibition about the historical figure Henry VIII. For other uses, see Henry VIII (disambiguation).

Vivat Rex!: 500th Anniversary of Henry VIII's Accession to the Throne, one part of the Exhibitions at the Folger, opened on September 24, 2010 and closed December 30, 2010 and was first seen at The Grolier Club in New York. The exhibition was curated by Arthur L. Schwarz. The catalog can be purchased from the Folger Shop.

Contents of the exhibition

Prince Henry, King Henry

The first of the Tudor monarchs, King Henry VII, gained his throne at the Battle of Bosworth, on August 22, 1485. He married Elizabeth of York, uniting the royal houses of Lancaster and York, and they had four children who survived infancy. Their elder son, Prince Arthur, married Catherine of Aragon, but he died without an heir at the age of fifteen. Henry VII himself died on April 21, 1509, and two days later his second son, not yet eighteen, was proclaimed King Henry VIII. Within two months, the new king married his brother’s widow, having received papal dispensation to do so some five years earlier. What they wanted most was a son and heir, but this was not to be: a son, named Henry for his father, was born on New Year’s Day, 1511, but he died seven weeks later.

Pictured here is Henry VIII's birthplace—Greenwich Palace (earlier named Placentia, “the palace of courtesy”). The palace was demolished in the seventeenth century, and the Old Royal Navy College now stands on the same site.

Items included

(LOAN courtesy of The Royal Collection, 2010 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Photograph of Laughing child, possibly Henry VIII. Painted and gilded terracotta bust, ca. 1498, attributed to Guido Mazzoni. RCIN 73197.)
James Basire. A view of the antient royal palace called Placentia. Print, 1767, in William Macready. Macready's Reminiscences. London: Macmillan & Co., 1875. Call number: ART Vol. a60 Vol.3 and LUNA Digital Image.

Supplemental materials

Vivat Rex! children's exhibition

Audio tour

Related Programs

Talks and Screenings at the Folger

Folger Friday: Henry VIII Discussion, October 15, 2010
Henry VIII: Art and Magnificence, November 5, 2010
A Reading by Margaret George, author of The Autobiography of Henry VIII, November 29, 2010

Folger Theatre

William Shakespeare's Henry VIII, October 12 – November 28, 2010

Folger Consort

Pastime with Good Company: Music from the Court of Henry VIII, October 1–3, 2010
A Renaissance Christmas, December 10–12, 2010

Folger Institute

Reassessing Henry VIII, Workshop, November 5–6, 2010.

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 == Contents of the exhibition ==
+=== Prince Henry, King Henry ===
+The first of the Tudor monarchs, King Henry VII, gained his throne at the Battle of Bosworth, on August 22, 1485. He married Elizabeth of York, uniting the royal houses of Lancaster and York, and they had four children who survived infancy. Their elder son, Prince Arthur, married Catherine of Aragon, but he died without an heir at the age of fifteen. Henry VII himself died on April 21, 1509, and two days later his second son, not yet eighteen, was proclaimed King Henry VIII. Within two months, the new king married his brother’s widow, having received papal dispensation to do so some five years earlier. What they wanted most was a son and heir, but this was not to be: a son, named Henry for his father, was born on New Year’s Day, 1511, but he died seven weeks later.
+Pictured [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/wo83fz here] is Henry VIII's birthplace—Greenwich Palace (earlier named Placentia, “the palace of courtesy”). The palace was demolished in the seventeenth century, and the Old Royal Navy College now stands on the same site.
+==== Items included ====
+* (LOAN courtesy of [http://www.royalcollection.org.uk The Royal Collection], 2010 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Photograph of Laughing child, possibly Henry VIII. Painted and gilded terracotta bust, ca. 1498, attributed to Guido Mazzoni. RCIN [http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/73197/henry-viii-1491-1547-when-a-young-boy 73197].)
+* James Basire. ''A view of the antient royal palace called Placentia''. Print, 1767, in William Macready. ''Macready's Reminiscences''. London: Macmillan & Co., 1875. Call number: [http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=112938 ART Vol. a60 Vol.3] and [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/wo83fz LUNA Digital Image].
 == Supplemental materials ==