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Radio 3,05 Mar 2012,20 mins

William Byrd and Catholicism

Twenty Minutes

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How did the recusant William Byrd manage to flourish as a Catholic composer during the reign of the Protestant Queen Elizabeth 1st? The Rev Richard Coles talks to musicologist Dr David Skinner and historians Tracy Borman and Professor Peter Marshall. Producer Helen Garrison.

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