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What mysterious English king is often falsely credited with composing the beloved melody of Greensleeves? Learn!
Greensleeves is a traditional English folk song. A broadside ballad by the name "A Newe Northen Dittye of ye Ladye Greene Sleves" was registered by Richard Jones at the London Stationers' Company in September 1580. The melody is used for the Christmas hymn "What Child Is This?". Its origins, though often attributed to King Henry VIII, are likely older and anonymous. The song's distinctive rhythm is an example of the romanesca pattern.