HNW - 16th-century quote: clarification needed

[Noramunro@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/9/2001 6:16:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, SNSpies at aol.com 
writes:

> In a quote about Henry VIII, where he enters a pavilion "embroudered, and 
>  poudered with H. & K. of fyne golde", what does "H. & K." mean?  Thanks 
for 
>  your help.

It's probably short for Henry and Katharine -- the initials of the king and 
his current queen.  Knowing which Katharine (of Spain, Howard, or Parr) would 
depend on knowing the date of the quote.

The use of combined initials is pretty common in 15th and 16th-century 
contexts.  I recall a painting of Charles le Temeraire's wife Isabelle 
wearing an atours (what the French seem actually to have called what we call 
a hennin) which has a Y & C monongramme powdered over it.

Stephanie/Alianora
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