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Samuel Pepys the Guitarist

Music, musical performance, guitar, samuel pepys, pepys, italian music, instrument, Cesare Morelli, 17th century europe

The Guitar at the Restoration Court

When the most famous diarist in English, Samuel Pepys, accompanied Charles II back to London for the Restoration of the monarchy he was given the task of carrying the king’s guitar. From this moment on, the instrument had a the royal seal of approval.

An Englishman (with a Guitar) Abroad

In 1643 an English landowner, Sir Ralph Verney, fled to France in the depths of the Civil War. He settled in Blois and, while there, amassed a vast archive that is still unpublished. These records provide a wealth of information about the music they played and the guitars they bought.

The Guitar in the Age of Charles I

On the verge of the Civil War, the guitar rapidly became the fashionable instrument of elite London from Covent Garden to Westminster.

NOW That's What I Call Carols: 1582!

Jeremy Summerly unwraps this Nordic Christmas gift, accompanied by the St Luke’s Carollers.

Buying, Selling and Owning Guitars in Elizabethan England

What kind of people owned a guitar in the London of Elizabeth I and where did they go shopping for one? It is possible to assemble a remarkably full picture of the instrument’s place in the social life and trade and trade of Tudor England.

The Guitar in Tudor London

This opening lecture of the series, with musical illustrations, will use documents, poetry and images to bring the instrument to life, with a particular focus on the autobiography of the beguiling Tudor musician Thomas Whythorne.

Roman London's First Voices

Excavations have recently uncovered much evidence of Roman London, including fragments of 405 waxed stylus writing-tablets that can be dated to AD 50-90. Roger Tomlin explains how he deciphered the tablets and what can be learned from them.

Discovering the Port of Roman London

Roman London was founded on the banks of the Thames to take advantage of the tidal river for traffic trade and communications. But precisely where were the bridge and the harbour, and what did they look like?

What is Noise? Beauty and Taste in 20th Century Music

This lecture will explore our changing understandings of noise and taste in relation to the shifting socio-political landscape of the 20th century.