The making of Henry VIII's Crown

See how Henry VIII's magnificent Imperial Crown was re-created for display at Hampton Court Palace from 27 October 2012. Destroyed after the English Civil War, it has been painstakingly re-created by independent charity Historic Royal Palaces and the Crown Jeweller's master craftsmen using new research and historic records and paintings. This glittering symbol of Henry's legacy will be displayed in the Royal Pew at Hampton Court Palace, allowing visitors to enjoy access to the balcony for the first time in seven years.

[gingerbaker]

The amount of sheer work that went into making the original must've been enormous. Just unimaginable..They must've been expert craftsmen.

[debbieboring]

I love history so I think it is sad when anything is destroyed. I am glad you did the recreation of the crown.

[favouritemoon]

I could easily have watched an hour of this content! Lovely video.

[Dawne]

One of the 3 kings around his crown has very recently been found under a tree by a metal detector, cannot wait for an update on that, wouldn’t it be amazing to display this alongside the replica, as it is something Henry himself would have touched and admired

[instigatorobearga]

Between Henry VIII destroying ancient monasteries and Cromwell destroying Royal Regalia, I honestly can't tell which is worse. History, no matter of what form, should never be destroyed.

[Khangel]

The model gives such an air of humility, much unlike what I imagine of H the 8th.

[richardb.roberts]

What is more of a loss is all the monasteries that this king had destroyed forever and the castles that Cromwell had knocked down

[juanvelez]

1:23-1:26 "Hampton Court was created by the Tudors as a place of royal ceremony." Hampton Court Palace was in fact created by Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, Henry's Lord Chancellor -- and extorted from Wolsey by Henry upon the former's fall from grace.

[melissasaint]

Oh my goodness....a treasure hunter with a metal detector just found one of the original golden figures from this crown!

[mariapelayo]

Thank you for sharing this. Well done!

[michaelbrownlee]

It's nice that people show an interest in our ancestor.

[outrider]

Thanks for uploading this. I'd like to see an entire documentary on this particular crown.

[normaskroch]

the music is too loud & inappropriately placed. can not turn down the sound because voices are then gone too.

[gazebo]

Nice recreation! Too bad the original is gone though.

[sjwilloughby-greene]

I enjoyed the video very much. Thank you for sharing. 😊

[joryaries]

I was always under the impression that Hampton Court Palace was orginally created for Cardinal Wolsey...

[winterdesert]

Funny how Baroque music is always used to portray stately "Royal" music, but wasn't even played until at least 60 years after Henry's death.

[scottgoodman]

Note the painting "from life" shows the cloth cap as blue/green, 3:27, and the reconstruction as purple, one assumes from the written description.

[AdelaideBeemanWhite]

What kind of budget does Historic Royal Palaces have? This crown looks like it must’ve cost a pretty penny.

[dougk]

Great documentary. But completely ruined by overly loud, excessively shrill music fading in and out every 20 seconds or so, necessitating lunging for the volume control every time. I guess the producers thought that the content wasn't strong enough to stand alone, so they added acoustic glitter to distract the audience.