Troubled Times: Music and Espionage in Renaissance England explores sacred music composed amid the religious and political turmoil of 16th-century England. Performed by The Queen's Six with The Rose Consort of Viols, the program examines how composers navigated shifting allegiances, censorship, exile, and suspicion—from Henry VIII's Reformation through the Elizabethan era. Works by Byrd, Taverner, Morley, Philips, Ferrabosco, and others reveal strategies of adaptation, concealment, and survival, whether through refusing the Catholic Church, traveling abroad, or serving at court. By placing music within its historical context, the recording illuminates the complex relationship between faith, power, and artistic expression during a period of persistent unrest.