Harry Potter vs. beauty

Last night I stood on the magnificent staircase that leads to the great hall of Christ Church, Oxford, and listened to the Oxford Cathedral choir sing The Lamentations of Jeremiah, by Thomas Tallis (1505-1585), a moody, reflective and  haunting piece of music that seems wholly in keeping with Cardinal Wolsey’s wonderful Renaissance building. If you …

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