Content deleted Content added
No edit summary Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
Fixed grammar #article-section-source-editor Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit iOS app edit |
||
Line 21:
==Background==
{{Unreferenced section|date=February 2018}}
Mark Smeaton's exact date of birth is unknown but it is believed he was around 23 years old when he
Known for his talents as a singer, Smeaton was a handsome musician and dancer in [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]'s court who later transferred into the court of [[Anne Boleyn|Queen Anne]]. In addition to his singing ability, he also played the [[lute]], [[viol]], [[virginals]] and the organ. Smeaton originally joined the choir of [[Thomas Wolsey|Cardinal Wolsey]]. After Wolsey's fall from grace, Smeaton was transferred from the Cardinal's service to Henry's Chapel Royal, where his musical ability came to the notice of the Queen. Established as a court musician, he was named a Groom of the Privy Chamber in 1532.
| |||