Henry VIII wrote some wonderful music!! On 4/9/12, Jon Redpath <[email protected]> wrote: > I have NEVER heard of this EVER, but I've only lived in Britain for 65 > years. Anyone at many periods could be hanged for playing bagpipes after > proscribed hours. Technically any Scot can still have this punishment for > playing them anytime in Carlisle ( an English City). From my research here > in Scotland the HG was only minimally popular around the time of Mary Queen > of Scots. > Henry VIII and his RC chums (who were illegal to anyone at that time) > wrote some fabulous music. Like many English or Scots monarchs they were not > as bad as the history books portrayed them. JON > > > > ________________________________ > From: Kevin Hughes <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, 9 April 2012, 17:42 > Subject: RE: [HG-new] Henry VIII and the hurdy gurdy > > > > 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. 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