Event Date: Saturday 8th November 2014 Town: City of London County: London Website: www.lordmayorsshow.org This grand annual show is full of pomp and pageantry, and sees the incoming Lord Mayor of London take to the streets of the City in a gilded coach as part of a three-mile parade packed with fun and entertainment. This […]
Part of Trail 1 Location: City of London, London Visit the Website The magnificent Guildhall has long been the home of City governance, with the current Great Hall dating from 1411. Today, the complex is a wonderful mix of the ancient and the new, comprising gothic architecture, the pomp and circumstance of the City of London, […]
Event Date: Saturday 23- Monday 25 May 2015 Town: Odiham County: Hampshire Website: www.odiham-society.org Odiham will be festooned with flags and pennants to welcome visitors to its celebration of Magna Carta 800th. Activity will be spread around the whole of the Parish with particular emphasis on King John’s Castle, where 1215 Living History will be […]
Location: Odiham, Hampshire Visit the Website Odiham Castle was built by King John as a secure and convenient stopping place. He set out for Windsor from here on 10th June 1215, agreeing the Articles of Barons at Runnymede that same day. River, wide moats and marsh added protection to the tower of the castle and its […]