Tudor Archives – The Historical Dance Society https://historicaldance.org.uk/tag/tudor celebrating dance from the 12th to the 20th century Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:19:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historicaldance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-ms-icon-310x310-1-32x32.png Tudor Archives – The Historical Dance Society https://historicaldance.org.uk/tag/tudor 32 32 The Early Dance Circle Lecture 2026 https://historicaldance.org.uk/the-early-dance-circle-lecture-2026 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:49:50 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=6327 The Greensleeves Project: Clothing in Early Modern Music and Dance.
Speaker: Tamsin Lewis FRHistS
28 February 2026, 3 pm London N1 1BQ
The Greensleeves Project brings history to life. Under Tamsin Lewis’s direction, a team of historians and makers recreated My Lady’s clothing, accessories, and more in a captivating video. Hear directly from Tamsin Lewis about the research and making of the Greensleeves Project.

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]]> Weekend course: Dance, music and masquing at the court of Elizabeth I https://historicaldance.org.uk/weekend-course-dance-music-and-masquing-at-the-court-of-elizabeth-i Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:36:31 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=6054 Friday 16 to Sunday 18 January 2026 at Halsway Manor, west Somerset.
A friendly house-party based on re-creating the Masque of Diana and Actaeon, performed at the court of Elizabeth I. Tutors are Ann Hinchliffe (beginners and improvers), Anne Daye (experienced dancers), and Sam Brown (musicians).

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]]> Day Course: More Dancing Like a Tudor https://historicaldance.org.uk/day-course-more-dancing-like-a-tudor Sat, 24 May 2025 15:08:56 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=5818 Experience dances of Queen Elizabeth’s court. Saturday 20th September 2025 10.30 – 16.30. St Pancras Church House, 1 Lancing Street, London NW1 1NA. Find out about, and try for yourself, dances from the Tudor court.

This will be a day full of dance, and you will also learn about the place and practice of dancing within the social scene at court and in the wider country.

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]]> Day course: Dance like a Tudor https://historicaldance.org.uk/day-course-dance-like-a-tudor Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:25:16 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=5306 An introduction to dances of Queen Elizabeth’s court Saturday 5th October 2024 10.30 – 16.30 St Pancras Church House, 1 Lancing Street, London NW1 1NA Teachers: Ann Hinchliffe and Helen Young What kind of dances did the Tudor court enjoy? Was dance important at the Tudor court? What were the dances mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays? […]

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