We look at how the French Monarchs used music as a political tool and the symbols on the instruments Andrea Amati made were not just a pretty decoration but part of court intrigue and a declaration of war. The Music you have heard in this podcast is as follows. Café Chianti – Jonny Boyle Bloom – Roo Walker The retirement of major Edward – Jacob Taylor Armerding Ambush – Brandon Hopkins Unfamiliar faces – All good Folks Harpsichord Fugue – No Copyright music A Peasant’s Sonnet – Jonny Easton Banquet of Squires – Jonny Easton ACO Home to Home - Liisa Palallandi and Timo-Veikko Valve