tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764506766343254616.post6552171258070644059..comments2024-03-26T14:20:38.103-04:00Comments on The Thought Criminal: William Byrd - Magnificat Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764506766343254616.post-91692536413708332522014-12-12T09:54:20.073-05:002014-12-12T09:54:20.073-05:00I've heard similar suspicions about Christophe...I've heard similar suspicions about Christopher Marlowe. He was scheduled to appear before the Star Chamber court like other writers had right before his alleged murder, his body never produced and with other details that indicate he might have faked it so he could flee to the continent. <br /><br />Byrd was interesting and popular enough with the Queen that she gave him a monopoly on printing music at one point. Yet he was a Catholic the whole time, even associating with other Catholics who she suspected of disloyalty and whose lives were in danger. He was, also, one of the greatest composers of his era. The Thought Criminalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381376556757084468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764506766343254616.post-65096887771271854192014-12-12T08:15:36.948-05:002014-12-12T08:15:36.948-05:00There's an excellent biography of Shakespeare ...There's an excellent biography of Shakespeare which argues his father was probably RC, and hid it to keep his head (literally), and points out how much Willie the Shake kept his head down (and his opinions uncontroversial) in those tumultuous times.<br /><br />So your brief outline of Byrd's life intrigues me. It is, as you say, truly remarkable.Rmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811456254443706479noreply@blogger.com