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Did you know the British are mad about mulberries? A 415 yr-old black mulberry tree stands at Charlton House & Gardens, the oldest specimen in London and highly beloved. Its story involves King James I and a courtier named Sir Adam Newton, the tutor to the King's eldest son Henry. It also involves a government decree gone awry.
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Peter Coles
Author, Mulberry
Morus Londinium
Dr. Stella Butler
Trustee, Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust
Chair, Charlton & Blackheath Amateur Horticultural Society
Jason Sylvan
Head Gardener, Charlton House & Gardens
Kathy Aitken
Volunteer, Charlton & Blackheath Amateur Horticultural Society
Music performed by the Renaissonics
"Coockow As I Me Walked," John Baldwin
"The Satyrs' Masque," Robert Johnson (from Oberon)
"Full Fathom Five," Robert Johnson
"Strike It Up Tabor," Thomas Weelkes
Theme Music
Diccon Lee, www.deeleetree.com
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Dahn Hiuni, www.dahnhiuni.com/home
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Peter Coles
Author, Mulberry
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Trustee, Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust
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Kathy Aitken
Volunteer, Charlton & Blackheath Amateur Horticultural Society
Music performed by the Renaissonics
"Coockow As I Me Walked," John Baldwin
"The Satyrs' Masque," Robert Johnson (from Oberon)
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"Strike It Up Tabor," Thomas Weelkes
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Diccon Lee, www.deeleetree.com
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Dahn Hiuni, www.dahnhiuni.com/home
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Transcripts available.
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