Richard Bower Explained
Richard Bower (died 1561) was Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal from 1545 to 1561, serving under four monarchs—Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.[1]
By 1524 he was singing in the chapel of Thomas Wolsey, becoming a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal by 1538.
A "tragical comedy" play, Apius and Virginia is attributed to him.[2]
Bower was the father-in-law of Richard Farrant, and an associate of Thomas Tallis who was an overseer of his will.[3] He was buried in St Alfege Church, Greenwich.[4]
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Notes and References
- Book: Some Other Note: The Lost Songs of English Renaissance Comedy. Ross W. Duffin. 103. 2018. Oxford University Press. 9780190856601.
- Book: Cambridge History of English Literature 6, Part 2: The Drama to 1642. Cambridge University Press . 1969. 9780521045209.
- Book: Thomas Tallis. John Harley. 9781472428066. Routledge. 2015.
- Book: London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis and its Neighbourhood to Thirty Miles Extent from an Actual Perambulation: Volume 5. David Hughson. 111. 1808.
