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Tonight we’re going to party like it’s 1599
Codpieces, palaces and parties:
How to be a Tudor in 2015
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Partying like a Tudor is a serious endeavour. Henry VIII’s party
without parallel, the Field of the Cloth of Gold — the Glastonbury of
its day — lasted for three weeks. By contrast, Elizabeth I’s party at
Sudeley Castle — for three days straight to celebrate the defeat of the
Spanish Armada — was a bit lightweight. So you need to be prepared
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