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It’s four centuries since composer Nicholas Lanier (1588–1666) was appointed as the first Master of the King’s Music. Lanier also put in place the foundations of the Royal Collection, which now ...
In the winter of 1386, a French noblewoman by the name of Marguerite de Carrouges found herself at the centre of a criminal case that electrified Paris, captivated the king and culminated in blood ...