[ClearCase_guy]

It's speculation. My point was that I know 2 songs that are 500 years old, one is secular, one is spiritual. Seems like music was "accepted" back then.

But the notion that Henry wrote Greensleeves is fairly widespread. From wikipedia:

"Greensleeves" is a traditional English folk song and tune, basically a round of the form called a romanesca.

A widely-believed (but completely unproven) legend is that it was composed by King Henry VIII of England (1491-1547) for his lover and future queen consort Anne Boleyn.

[mtbopfuyn]

Ack, don’t ever quote Wikipedia. You know it’s not all factual.

[ichabod1]

Could be. I’ve sung a madrigal by HVIII. It was ok, not great. It was about good friends, drinking, and partying.