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The Hidden Henry: Henry, The Image-Maker

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Henry, The Image-Maker

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Hidden Henry, Henry, The Image-Maker

Kent Rawlinson introduces Henry the architect and fahion icon, obsessed by his image.

Dr Kent Rawlinson reveals how Henry VIII created his image of kingship with the best designers and latest techniques. From 2009.

In the fourth of five programmes marking the coronation of Henry VIII that introduce aspects of his character that are not well-known, Dr Kent Rawlinson, the curator of buildings at Hampton Court, explores the way the buildings, grounds and artefacts express the king's concern with image, the impression he made. For instance, the second most valuable  objects now owned by the British Crown are the sumptuous wall hangings he designed himself, to be used when foreign dignitaries arrived. Each displays an aspect of his kingly prowess which he wished to demonstrate. Henry's corporate image was very carefully thought through, the buildings themselves, his art collection (greater than Charles II's) right down to his clothes. They all contributed to the image the young king projected.        

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Five academics present portraits of unknown, intimate and surprising aspects of Henry VIII

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