Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London |
The concerts continue with Tom Poulson (trumpet) and Christian Wilson (organ) in Purcell, Handel and Sally Beamish (19/5/2020), and further ahead soprano Zoe Brookshaw and lutenist Eligio Luis Quinteiro in Dowland, Danyel, Kapsperger and Purcell, Clare McCaldin in Martin Bussey's opera Mary's Hand [see my review], and the season ends with a gala concert on 17/11/2020 including Handel’s Eighth Chandos Anthem and Vivaldi's Gloria.
There was a chapel on the site of the present one before the Norman conquest. Repaired by Henry III, in 1286 Henry's son, Edward I, had the old chapel demolished and built a new one which survived until it was largely destroyed by fire in 1512. In 1519 work began under Henry VIII on the Tudor chapel which we see today, where the first service is believed to have taken place on 1 August 1520.
Full details from the Tower of London website.
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