The subject chosen today by Margaret Mills was a renowned composer and musician from Tudor times – William Byrd who lived in Stondon Massey and was great friend of the Petre family, notably John Petre son of the first Lord Petre. In spite of his Roman Catholicism, for many years, he also managed to maintain a good relationship with the royalty – notably Queen Elizabeth I. Click on the link below to hear more: –
See you again next week,
Scott