Pastime with Good Company

English folk song written by King Henry VIII in the beginning of the 16th century
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Pastime with Good Company
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Pastime with Good Company

Summary

Pastime with Good Company is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (658 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pastime with Good Company's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Pastime with Good Company's instance of is recorded as lyrico-musical work[4].
  • Pastime with Good Company's composer is recorded as Henry VIII of England[5].
  • Pastime with Good Company's Commons category is recorded as Pastime with Good Company[6].
  • Pastime with Good Company's language of work or name is recorded as Early Modern English[7].
  • Pastime with Good Company was published on 1513[8].
  • Catherine of Aragon inspired Pastime with Good Company[9].
  • Pastime with Good Company's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pastime with Good Company'}[10].
  • Pastime with Good Company's form of creative work is recorded as song[11].

Body

Publication

Pastime with Good Company was published on 1513[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Early Modern English[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Catherine of Aragon inspired Pastime with Good Company[9].

Why It Matters

Pastime with Good Company ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (658 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of musical work/composition, lyrico-musical work
    Language of work or name Early Modern English
    Form of creative work song
    National library of israel j9u id 987014797434705171
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987014797434705171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
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