Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1027

Lambert Simnel

Henry VII must decide how to deal with a boy calling himself ‘King Edward VI’.

1028

Wild Goose Chase

Sir Walter Scott warned that schoolchildren must not expect to be entertained all the time.

1029

Beethoven’s First

Everyone wanted to know who Beethoven’s favourite composer was.

1030

‘My English Joy’

In 1837 William Sterndale Bennett, then regarded as England’s most exciting young composer, made history in quite another... field.

1031

Diplomatic Immunity

Sir James Melville eavesdrops on Queen Elizabeth I’s music practice, and incurs Her Majesty’s displeasure.

1032

Sir William Sterndale Bennett

Acclaimed in Germany as a composer on a par with Mendelssohn himself, Bennett sacrificed his life and talents for music in Britain.