Author: Arthur SullivanPublisher:
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Category : Courtship
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Yeomen of the Guard, Or, The Merryman and His Maid
Author: Arthur SullivanPublisher:
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Category : Courtship
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Yeomen of the Guard
Author: Thomas PrestonPublisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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The History of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard
Author: Sir Reginald HennelThe Yeoman of the Guard
Author: Arthur SULLIVANThe Yeoman of the Guard
Author: Stratford Festival CollectionPublisher:
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Languages : en
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The Yeomen of the Guard
Author: Martha MearnsPublisher:
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Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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The Ravenmaster
Author: Christopher SkaifePublisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1443455946
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
For centuries, the Tower of London has been home to a group of famous avian residents: the ravens. Each year they are seen by millions of visitors, and they have become as integral a part of the Tower as its ancient stones. But their role is even more important than that—legend has it that if the ravens should ever leave, the Tower will crumble into dust and great harm will befall the kingdom. The responsibility for ensuring that such a disaster never comes to pass falls to one man: the Ravenmaster. The current holder of the position is Yeoman Warder Christopher Skaife, and in this fascinating, entertaining and touching book he memorably describes the ravens’ formidable intelligence, their idiosyncrasies and their occasionally wicked sense of humour. The Ravenmaster is a compelling, inspiring and irreverent story that will delight and surprise anyone with an interest in British history or animal behaviour.
The Yeomen of the Guard and the Early Tudors
Author: Anita HewerdinePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857732102
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard is the world's oldest surviving royal bodyguard, having been founded by Henry VII in 1485. Today it is purely a ceremonial body, but in the past it was a true bodyguard and the nucleus of a fighting force at a time when England had no standing army. Nevertheless, even in its early years, its ceremonial role was also of great importance, supplying a richly arrayed retinue to enhance the King's status. Anita Hewerdine here provides the first comprehensive study of the early years of the Yeomen of the Guard during the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII, examining the variety of roles performed by the Guard, both within and outside the Court, as well as detailing the apparel worn by the yeomen and the weaponry with which they were equipped. Hewerdine's book is the result of intensive research, using numerous unpublished documents, as well as a variety of printed sources not readily accessible to the general public. It will be essential reading for researchers of Early Modern Military History and sheds light on a previously overlooked aspect of the Tudor Court.
The Yeomen of the Guard
Author: Ian McInnesThe Yeomen of the Guard
Author: Sir Julian PagetPublisher: Blandford
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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