Marriage bed of Henry VII

The Marriage Bed of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York (also known as the Paradise Bed, Bed of Roses) is a carved oak four-post bedstead bought in a dilapidated condition at an auction in Chester, England, in 2010. Since then the bed has been subjected to art historical investigation and advanced material analysis, brought together in The Marriage Bed of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York: A Masterpiece of Tudor Craftsmanship (Oxford: 2023). It has alo been explored in numerous other works including Brooke's 'The Marriage Bed of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York: Dynasty, Design & Descent', Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture 8, 3 (2022). It is suggested that the bed was made to celebrate the marriage of King Henry VII to Elizabeth of York on 18 January 1486 and placed in front of the Edward the Confessor Mural in The Painted Chamber at The Palace of Westminster, London.