Andrew R. Walkling is Associate Professor of Art History, English, and Theatre at Binghamton University (State University of New York, USA). He received his Ph.D. in British History from Cornell University, and has published widely on court culture and cultural production in Restoration England, and on the music of Henry Purcell.
""All in all, this study represents an outstanding contribution to cultural research, and should be on the shelves of every specialist music library."" --Robert Manning, The Consort Early Music Journal, vol.74, Summer 2018 ""Everything about this book emanates its author’s encyclopaedic knowledge of and profound commitment to his material. Walkling peruses a plethora of sources, from royal orders, briefs, letters, petitions, registers and Warrant Books to prefaces, newspaper reports and the occasional (auto)biography"" -- Katherina Lindekens, Oxford University Press