Yager
17-04-2005, 10:21 PM
hey does anyone know anything about robert cheseman falconeer to king henry VIII i need to find some information on him but all i can find is pictures if anyone finds anthing i would apreciate it thanks.
Hawkmaster
17-04-2005, 10:43 PM
King Henry the VIII was hawking one day as a youth. Believe it or not, the
young King Henry was quite an athlete, and in good physical condition. We
always picture him as a fat, older man, but he did have his younger, fit years. Young Henry was vaulting over a water-filled ditch, pursuing one of his falcons at the hunt when his pole broke, and he nearly drowned. He was rescued by his royal falconer, Robert Cheseman. Think of how different our history would be, had Henry drowned that day.
Below is Sir Robert Cheseman (1485-1547), courtier and gentleman of Middlesex, by Hans Holbein. There are many portraits of him with a Gyr falcon identifying him as the Kings Royal falconer.
Yager
18-04-2005, 03:20 AM
anything else like the year where he was born the name of his father stuff like that
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