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Tudors Dynasty

Hands-On History: Performing Tudor Music

Tudors Dynasty

RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson

History

4.4794 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

The music of the Tudors lends a hint into the personality and character of its composer. Henry VIII was known as quite the musician, and Anne Boleyn was said to have the voice of a siren. On this HoH, Heather chats with Jay Britton, founder of The Tudor Songbook - a classically trained soprano with a passion for Tudor History.

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Credits:

Host: Heather R. Darsie - Twitter

Guest: Jay Britton - Twitter 

Edited by: Rebecca Larson - Twitter

Voice Over: David Black

Music: Ketsa, Alexander Nakarada, and Winnie the Moog via FilmMusic.io, used by EXTENDED license.

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Thank you. This is the Tudor's Dynasty podcast.

0:47.5

And now, Hands on History with Heather.

0:51.6

Hello and welcome to Hands on History.

0:54.0

I'm your host, Heather Darcy. Some of you know me as the author of Anna

0:57.5

Duchess of Cleves, the King's beloved sister, and the forthcoming Children of the House of Cleves,

1:02.7

Anna and her siblings. I'm very happy to present my segment of Hands on History with Tudor's Dynasty to you,

1:08.7

and I'm delighted to invite Jay Britton, also known for her

1:12.9

tutor's songbook, who is a classically trained singer to the show. Welcome, Jay. How are you?

1:18.2

I'm very good. Thank you. Thank you so much for having me. So tell us what kind of training have you

1:23.7

had to get involved in the Tud book or create the tutor song book?

1:28.0

Well, in terms of my musical training, I trained as a singer. So I did my undergraduate

1:33.1

degree at the Royal Academy of Music in London. And then I took a few years break. I was doing

1:38.4

some teaching, teaching, singing to children in some schools locally. And then I went back to do a master's at the

1:45.2

Royal College of Music. So that's really where I got my training as a musician. In terms of history,

1:51.4

that's all been private study. I've had an absolute obsession, a deep obsession with the Tudors

1:57.0

since I was a child. I grew up in London. I grew up in Elton, actually, so just around the corner

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