I suppose I should have been more precise with my question and asked if anyone knew of any evidence of Henry VIII ordering the destruction of hurdy gurdies, in England. The statement quoted sounded like bs to me, and I am well aware that there are many hurdy gurdy makers out there. I'm also aware that Henry VIII was the king of England (from 1509 until 1547), and so was not surmising from original statement that it was referring to destruction of hurdy gurdies anywhere other than in England.
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 10:57:03 -0500 Subject: Re: [HG-new] Henry VIII and the hurdy gurdy From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Uhm, ,,, No. I am familiar with them HENRY VIII = THE DEVIL stories, but haven't heard them much since the decline of radical feminism in the mid-seventies. Even the radical Celtic-ism people ... (no, I'm not talking about basketball fans ... ) (Anyway...) They don't single him out as that evil. It wouldn't have had much effect anyway. Henry VIII was an English King. Hurdy Gurdy wasn't very popular in England at the time. Sometimes things that go on in England also go on in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, etc.... but not necessarily because the English King said so ... My dis - recall of any such event doesn't mean it never happened, but I sincerely doubt it. My books are unavailable these days, but I seem to remember that there were a couple HG's left over in his collection ... (after his demise, not "after the burning") I could be wrong, tho' . This seems to be one of them apocryphal stories. There are some people who think that they can make up a lie to un- failably sell something (e.g.) "If we can link Hurdy Gurdys to Henry VIII 's unpopularity, we can sell these items BIG TIME!!!". I would (did) buy a Gurdy on its own merit, but not because some foreign king may have disliked it. But that's just me ... Do it or not within your conscience.... IT'S YOUR CONSCIENCE ... (unless it's illegal in your area....) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
