Royal court place. One of the criteria of Norbert Elias' concept of a court society is that it existed in space.. The German word "Hof", meaning an enclosed courtyard, can also apply to a rural farmstead with outbuildings and walls forming the perimeter. It has also been used for the palatial seat where the court was held. Thus "Hof" or "court" can become transferred to the building itself. For example, the grand residence Hampton Court Palace on the River Thames above London was where Thomas Wolsey held court as Catholic cardinal (built after the Italian ideal for a cardinal's palace) until his
The Six Wives of Henry VIII Live at Hampton Court Palace with his band, The English Rock Ensemble, the Orchestra Europa and the English Chamber Choir. In 1973, Wakeman wrote to Hampton Court Palace requesting permission to stage a performance of his album "The Six Wives of Henry VIII". He was denied permission, only to have been invited to do so 35 years later in 2008. The DVD/BD version differs slightly from the CD, in that the CD version has the narration by Brian Blessed edited out, leaving only the music. The CD version also omits the tracks "Henry's Fanfare" and "Jayne's Prelude" The track "Defender of the Faith" was intended