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Purcell and Royalty

The EssayA Tribute to Mr Purcell
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Purcell biographer Jonathan Keates places the composer's life and music in the context of the changes of monarch as Charles II was succeeded by James II and then William and Mary.

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Mon 16 Nov 200923:00
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