Hampton Court Palace large enough to hold the assembled court, and thus one of the first of the King's building works (in order to transform Hampton Court to a principal residence) was to build the vast kitchens. These were quadrupled in size in 1529, enabling the King to provide bouche of court for his entire court. The architecture of King Henry's new palace followed the design precedent set by Wolsey: perpendicular Gothic-inspired Tudor with restrained Renaissance ornament. This hybrid architecture was to remain almost unchanged for nearly a century, until Inigo Jones introduced strong classical influences from Italy to the London palaces of
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