The great royal families of the Tudors and Stewarts have cast long dynastic shadows across the history of England and the British Isles. Their legacy can still be felt in our ongoing festivals, our religious structure, our government and our countryside. Musically, these families oversaw a golden age of English music making: sacred & secular, vocal & instrumental. This programme takes an overview of the 150 years that these two families propagated English music, with works by Henry VIII, Dowland, Byrd, Bassano, Adson, Coperario, Milton and Playford.