Jonathan Keates

Music & Monarchy, by David Starkey – review

Music has always been integral to the image and power of monarchy. Our present Royal family should take note, says <em>Jonathan Keate</em>

Queen Elizabeth I playing the lute by Nicholas Hilliard - Getty Images | Shutterstock | iStock | Alamy
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  • Music & Monarchy: A History of Britain in Four Movements

    David Starkey and Katie Greening

    BBC Books, pp. 378

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