THE historic Barley Hall in York will continue to display six sumptuous costumes from the hit BBC period drama Wolf Hall for another 12 months.

Deceit, betrayal and lust are the key ingredients for any good story and the ‘Wolf Hall Comes to York’ exhibition explores how these emotions ruled England during the reign of one of history’s most famous monarchs, Henry VIII.

The costumes have acted as inspiration to some of the cast from the York Shakespeare Project’s new production of ‘Henry VIII’, which runs from March 30 to April 1 at York’s King’s Manor, near Exhibition Square. This is where Henry installed the Council of North following the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s. Paul Whiting, marketing manager for Barley Hall, off Stonegate, said: “Henry’s reign is always seen as one of the most politically turbulent of English history. The divorce from Rome, the wives, the palace intrigue has all cemented our continued interest in the Tudors and this is something we will continue to showcase at Barley Hall, with help of the costumes from Wolf Hall.”

The show’s director, Ben Prusiner, added: “For the cast of ‘Henry VIII’ the costumes provided a first-hand insight into typical dress of the time period and clearly showed the status of different characters, vital to the play and the history. “