July 1717 handel’s water music floats a troubled monarch’s boat

Buckingham Palace is open to the public from July 10 to September 28. Stroll through the magnificent state rooms, explore the wonderful palace gardens and peruse The King’s Tour Artists, featuring ove

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Ellie Cawthorne Why was the winter of 1641–42 such a pivotal time in British and Irish history? Jonathan Healey In the heart of that winter came one of the most iconic moments in English political his

What did he think he was doing? The dazzling keyboard virtuoso Franz Liszt, toast of musical Europe, embarking on first one, then another, energy-sapping concert tour across swathes of Britain in 1840

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