The Marriage of Princess Elizabeth Stuart and Frederick, Elector Palatine
Lucie Skeaping on the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Frederick V, Elector Palatine.
The Early Music Show · BBC Radio 3
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Lucie Skeaping explores the wedding of Princess Elizabeth Stuart and Frederick V, Elector Palatine, which took place in Whitehall 400 years ago this Valentine's Day. The celebrations were organised by Sir Francis Bacon, and included over a week of lavish entertainments including music by, among others Robert Johnson, Orlando Gibbons, Thomas Campion and John Coperario, their contributions heard alongside popular ballads, catches and toe-tapping dance tunes.