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| | William Lawes. Composer at the Court of Charles I. This site is to honour William Lawes in his 400th aniversary year. ... |
 | | Third, because of William Lawes early death at the siege of Chester in 1645, his memory has been greatly overshadowed by the contemporary popularity of his older brother, Henry Lawes, and the latter's close association with the foremost poets of his age, this despite the limited production and inferior quality of the older musician's work. |
 | | This year, 1640, also saw the death of Thomas Lawes the elder, at Salisbury, and it is probable that the brothers journeyed to Sarum for their father's burial in early November. |
 | | Upon approaching the city, on September 23, 1645, the King sent Sir MArmaduke Langdale, with a strong force of cavalry, over Holt Bridge toward Rowton Heath which was a few miles south-east of the city. |
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