Dear Ron,
The reactions to my email about a possible connection between Dowland's "Say
love" and Queen Elizabeth's Galliard has drawn some predictable responses,
including a welcome and encouraging " Fascinating. Bravo!" from Arthur. I
can understand the reticence of Ralf and Howard in accepting
ly related to Catherine and the
French princess Christine of Lorraine of the Guise family. The link
with Dowland
seems rather tenuous. Would he even have known about the Medici
wedding?.
Monica
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From: "Stewart McCoy" <[1]lu...@t
Dear All,
Earlier today I was accompanying Dowland's "Say love, if ever thou
didst find". I remarked to the singer and gamba player, that people
today often assume the song refers to Queen Elizabeth. Though not
named, she is likely to be the song's "she".
A similar use of the
