Greensleeves

There is a persistent belief that Greensleeves was composed by Henry VIII for his lover and future queen consort Anne Boleyn. Boleyn allegedly rejected King Henry's attempts to seduce her and this rejection may be referred to in the song when the writer's love "cast me off discourteously". However, Henry did not compose "Greensleeves", which is probably Elizabethan in origin and is based on an Italian style of composition that did not reach England until after his death

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• Greensleeves
• classical
• guitar

[vernonore]

Thank you Paul for taking the time to listen to this piece.

All the best,

Vernon

[Gangly1]

Well done Vernon. I heard that myth too!

Cheers,

Paul