British Royal and State Funerals
Music and Ceremonial since Elizabeth I
1st Edition
Published on 17. March 2016
426 pages
978-1-78204-698-1 (ISBN)
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The first in-depth study of the ceremonial and music performed at British royal and state funerals over the past 400 years.
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Content
Introduction: British Royal and State Funerals and their Music
Heraldic Heyday: From Elizabeth I to the Duke of Rothes (1603-1681)
'Postscript to an era'?: Charles II and Mary II (1685 and 1694/5)
Private Royals and Public Heroes: From William III to the Duke of Marlborough (1702-1722)
The 'Concert Funerals': From Queen Caroline to George II (1737-1760)
Public Heroes and Private Royals: From Pitt the Elder and Lord Nelson to Queen Adelaide (1778/1806-1849)
Apogee and Royal Retreat: From the Duke of Wellington to Prince Albert Victor and William Gladstone (1852-1892/98)
Imperial Farewells: From Queen Victoria to Winston Churchill and the Duke of Windsor (1901-1965/72)
The Royal Return to the Public: From Lord Mountbatten to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1979-2002)
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Heraldic Heyday: From Elizabeth I to the Duke of Rothes (1603-1681)
'Postscript to an era'?: Charles II and Mary II (1685 and 1694/5)
Private Royals and Public Heroes: From William III to the Duke of Marlborough (1702-1722)
The 'Concert Funerals': From Queen Caroline to George II (1737-1760)
Public Heroes and Private Royals: From Pitt the Elder and Lord Nelson to Queen Adelaide (1778/1806-1849)
Apogee and Royal Retreat: From the Duke of Wellington to Prince Albert Victor and William Gladstone (1852-1892/98)
Imperial Farewells: From Queen Victoria to Winston Churchill and the Duke of Windsor (1901-1965/72)
The Royal Return to the Public: From Lord Mountbatten to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1979-2002)
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Bibliography
