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England’s Year of Pageantry From March to November
A National Geographic overview describes England’s constant display of pageantry from Bournemouth in March to November chrysanthemum shows. It covers Olympia royal pageantry, Royal Horse Guards displays, regimental histories, Eton Founders Day and wall game, Henley regatta, the Grand National, Derby crowd scenes, and London guard movements at Horse Guards. It highlights troupes, pipes, drums, and public spectacles that define a British ceremonial year.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
Bournemouth
England
Olympia
Royal Horse Guards
Royal Horse Artillery
Hussars
Royal Marines
Trafalgar
Black Watch
Mangalore
Waterloo
Sevastopol
Lucknow
Hindenburg
Megiddo
Dragoons
Allan
Perth
London
Trafalgar Square
Horse Guards
Eton
Derby
Eton College
Sophocles
Racine
Herman Melville
Shakespeare
Dickens
Lewis Carroll
mid-Thames
Thames
East End