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Author:   Matthias Range
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   The Boydell Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9781783270927

ISBN 10:   1783270926
Pages:   426
Publication Date:   17 March 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

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) Appendices Bibliography

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A wide-ranging exploration of a neglected field of research that contains much valuable information and is impressive in its scope. EARLY MUSIC Presents new and interesting ideas that can support future research. It also offers historians different points of view on traditional fields of study-such as ceremonies-which are not usually explored through music, sounds, or even through silence. ROYAL STUDIES JOURNAL This is a significant scholarly addition to the sparse resources in the area of British royal and state funerals, and also to the music and liturgy of each one. JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY A detailed explanation and examination of royal and state funerals in England. THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNAL Meticulously researched and impressively detailed. SOCIAL HISTORY An essential work for historians and, of course, musicologists and musicians. REFERENCE REVIEWS [An] excellent new survey. THE MUSICAL TIMES

An essential work for historians and, of course, musicologists and musicians. REFERENCE REVIEWS (An) excellent new survey. THE MUSICAL TIMES

(An) excellent new survey. THE MUSICAL TIMES

A wide-ranging exploration of a neglected field of research that contains much valuable information and is impressive in its scope. EARLY MUSIC Presents new and interesting ideas that can support future research. It also offers historians different points of view on traditional fields of study-such as ceremonies-which are not usually explored through music, sounds, or even through silence. ROYAL STUDIES JOURNAL This is a significant scholarly addition to the sparse resources in the area of British royal and state funerals, and also to the music and liturgy of each one. JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY A detailed explanation and examination of royal and state funerals in England. THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNAL Meticulously researched and impressively detaals in England. THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNAL Meticulously researched and impressively detailed. SOCIAL HISTORY An essential work for historians and, of course, musicolo

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