During the King's visit to Durham in 1633 royal authority was celebrated with music in the cathedral. The bond between the King's episcopate himself. The King was not that amused and wrote a grumpy letter afterwards, among other things criticizing the seating. Elisabeth Natour

A book of anthems in the Bodleian give us an insight into the religious music preferred by Charles I. Another amnuscript shows anthems close to dramatic secular music like masques. Elisabeth Natour (SCS seminar)

Organs marked as royalist instruments, with lavish decorations and symbols. Elisabeth Natour (SCS seminar)

Music served both God and king. Elisabeth Natour (SCS seminar). A reform program of the 1630s aimed to reflect the King's vision of Beauty of Holiness. Part of the Laudian movement.

Music is used in this royalist pamphlet to produce an aura of sacredness of the King. Elisabeth Natour (SCS seminar)

Music served as a vital tool for early modern courts. 'Early modern monarchy could not do without music' Elisabeth Natour (SCS seminar)

Last SCS seminar before the summer break. Elisabeth Natour (University of Mainz) 'Contentious Sound: Music and Power in the Reign of Charles I'.

Sharpen your ears! Tomorrow there is an online SCS lecture by Elisabeth Natour (University of Mainz) on ‘Contentious Sound? Music and Power in the reign of Charles I’

Monday 15 April 2024, 6pm, free registration here:

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The Queen tried to keep to the King's principles when managing her household, even after the King's permanent illness from 1811 onwards. Even at the risk of being seen as 'humdrum'... (SCS seminar with Amanda Westcott)