Queen Anne was the last of the Stuarts and suffered much personal tragedy but she ruled over an increasingly prosperous nation that had unprecedented military success in Europe under the Duke of Marlborough. Although Anne reigned for only 12 years they were momentous years in many ways. In politics they saw the Union between England… Read more »
Sadly not enough people signed up for this course to run at the City Lit on Saturday 11th October 2014 but here is one of the handouts I was planning to give out. Timeline Amy Beach Timeline
Born in 1867 Amy Beach rebelled against convention by making a career as a pianist and a composer with her husband actively encouraging her to write music which was and is still performed regularly. Amy Beach was a prodigious pianist who could improvise at 2 and compose at 5 giving public recitals at 7. The… Read more »