Henry VIII hated camping so much he slept in easily-erected ‘houses of timber’
Henry VIII hated camping so much he slept in easily-erected ‘houses of timber’ while on campaign, a historian has revealed. The Tudor, who was King of England from 1509 to 1547, led sieges on Thérouanne, Boulogne and Tournai throughout his reign, and was involved in the magnificent European festival, the Field of the Cloth of Gold. Illustrations of the … Read more