It's the final weekend of the exhibition and 'last chance to see'. In fact there are only a few tickets left.
Having lived and breathed Henry since the beginning of 2007, curator Dr Andrea Clarke has found the experience of curating the exhibition immensely challenging and rewarding. "It's been everything I hoped it would be and I will shed a tear when I see it coming down."
Previously concealed in the Vatican for almost five centuries, it was a personal triumph for Andrea when in December 2007 she learnt that the Vatican had agreed to lend Henry's love letter to Anne Boleyn, declaring his intention to marry her.
One of Andrea's highlights has been the success of the Henry touring exhibition and its positive impact on visitor figures outside the Library. It has also given her the opportunity to get to know more of her Library colleagues, "I've really enjoyed the opportunity to work with a huge range of people across the Library," she says.
So will she stay in contact with guest curator David Starkey. "It was a real privilege to work with David. He is very inspirational and I've learnt a lot from him. We have stayed in contact throughout and I have been helping him a bit with the second volume of his Henry VIII biography. So I think we will keep in touch."
Henry VIII: Man and Monarch closes on Sunday 6 September, but the online exhibition will stay.
I agree with the comment about the excitement being only a few inches away from crucial love-letters from Henry to Ann.
I am trying to trace a recording of "Salve Radix - canon in honour of H8" from 1516. The recording in the exhibition was intriguing. Can anybody help?
Posted by: Conrad Woolley | 13 October 2009 at 03:54 PM
Extracts from Henry's Music (Obsidian CD705) are courtesy of Obsidian Records. You can buy from the British Library Shop or www.obsidianrecords.co.uk
Posted by: BL Web Editor | 26 October 2009 at 06:09 PM