What Henry VIII Wives Actually Did All Day | History for Sleep

Hey guys! We're now on Spotify 🎧 Join us here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1iLKLmP... Fall asleep to one long day inside the private rooms of Henry VIII's six queens, from 1509 to 1547, at Greenwich, Hampton Court and Whitehall. Their household rules of 1526 set dinner at 11 o'clock and supper at 6, for the king's chambers and the queen's alike. A maid of honour was paid £10 a year, and one queen's wardrobe received 10,000 pins and 200 needles in a single order. And every night, between eight and nine, the queen's ushers carried something up to her bedchamber, whether the king came or not. What was it? Subscribe to the channel: @oldhistorynights In this video, we talk about what Henry VIII's wives actually did all day, including Katherine of Aragon's midnight prayers with the friars at Greenwich, dressing a Tudor queen layer by layer, the presence chamber and the cloth of estate, the Eltham Ordinances, dinner at eleven and the leftovers sent to the almoners, Anne Boleyn's cards, bowls and lute, her little dog Purkoy, shirts for the poor and the Maundy, her books of hours at Hever, Jane Seymour's household and the Lisle letters, the lying-in chamber, Anne of Cleves and "good night, sweetheart", two queens dancing at Hampton Court, the royal progress of 1541, Katherine Parr's books and regency, the All Night livery, the privy gallery, the royal bed, the maids' chamber, and the two sleeps. 🔔 Subscribe for more long, calm nights inside the homes of the English past. 💬 Tell us where you're listening from, and which of the six queens' rooms you'd most like to have slept in. 📢 Share this with anyone who could use a quiet night, on Facebook, Reddit or in a group chat. You're the reason this channel keeps going. Chapters: 00:00 Opening 21:20 Ten thousand pins 40:24 Needlework and the reading aloud 58:36 New rooms for a new queen 1:18:34 Canvas for the poor, and the Maundy 1:38:41 What it cost to be placed 1:59:00 Supper at six of the clock 2:20:15 A household on the road 2:43:21 Small comforts in the withdrawing chamber 2:59:30 The long gallery between two sides 3:16:39 The maids' chamber and the first sleep Sources: Historic Royal Palaces, Life at the Tudor court https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-... Historic Royal Palaces, Uncovering Edward VI's nursery https://www.hrp.org.uk/blog/uncoverin... The Eltham Ordinances, in A Collection of Ordinances for the Royal Household (1790) https://archive.org/stream/collection... Letters and Papers of Henry VIII, September 1537 (the Lisle letters) https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/no... The Privy Purse Expences of King Henry the Eighth, 1529 to 1532 (ed. Nicolas) https://archive.org/download/privypur... Hever Castle, Anne Boleyn's Books of Hours https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/news/ca... Folger Shakespeare Library, Anne of Cleves's Book of Hours https://www.folger.edu/explore/collec... DISCLAIMER: This video is based on real historical events and figures, drawn from the sources listed above alongside primary archives, biographies, court records, period press, and leading historical scholarship. While every video is heavily researched, occasional minor inaccuracies in dates, quotes, or specific details may occur — historical sources sometimes disagree, and interpretation is sometimes required where the historical record is silent. Any errors are unintentional. #OldHistoryNights #HistoryForSleep #SleepStory #HenryVIII #SixWives #TudorHistory #Tudors #TudorQueens #KatherineOfAragon #AnneBoleyn #JaneSeymour #AnneOfCleves #KatherineHoward #KatherineParr #HamptonCourt #GreenwichPalace #Whitehall #TudorCourt #EnglishHistory #BedtimeStory #History #Documentary