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The Key of England celebrates its pageant, 1908The Key of England (Dover Castle) celebrates its pageant: Dovers history in living pictures, 1908. 1 - Gawaynes last words to King Arthur; 2 - King Arthur; 3 - King John kneeling before Pandolfo
A man dressed in authentic English Civil War costume. Date: c. 1910A man dressed in authentic English Civil War costume. Date: c.1910
A man dressed as Charles II, or at least somebody who looks very like him. Date: c. 1910A man dressed as Charles II, or at least somebody who looks very like him. Date: c.1910
Various scenes showing how people were marking the 300th anniversary of the Pilgrim Fathers departing Plymouth for the new world in 1620. Date: 1920
Festival of Empire exhibition, Pageant of London, 1911Citizens of London as the living history of London City: the pageant at the Festival of Empire at the Crystal Palace. 1. visitors to the court of Queen Elizabeth: chiefs and women from afar; 2
WW2 military re-enactment, Hampshire, EnglandWW2 military re-enactment in Hampshire, England. circa 1968
Union of South Africa historical pageant, a re-enactment of a meeting between President Hoffman (1807-1879) and the Basotho (Lesotho) King Moshesh (Moshoeshoe I, c1786-1870) in 1854
Cartoon, At Erfurt (1808), showing Napoleon I and Tsar Alexander at the time of their peace treaty, together with ladies of the theatre in what looks like a theatrical re-enactment. Date: 1808
Winston Churchill on Revenge, Earls Court, 1912Winston Churchill at the Shakespeares England exhibition at Earls Court, west London in 1912. He is seen here on board a replica of the Elizabethan ship Revenge. Date: 1912
Illustration, Hawking and falconryIllustration, hawking and falconry -- people in Elizabethan costume on horseback with falcons and dogs (probably an early 19th century reenactment). Date: 1832
Elizabethan Pageant, Olympia, LondonElizabethan Pageant in the Royal Naval & Military Tournament at Olympia, London. The Call to Arms, a display showing the uniforms and accoutrements of the age of Queen Bess. Date: 1912
Re-enactment at Royal Tournament, Olympia, LondonA re-enactment of the Invasion of Britain by the Romans, at the Royal Tournament, Olympia, London. Date: 1921
Chester Pageant re-enactmentAn exciting incident during the Chester Pageant of 1910. As King James I passes a pillory, a puritan shouts " clear your Court of Painted Jezebels"
Canterbury Festival PageantThe first Archbishop of Canterbury, St Augustine, blessing King Ethelbert and his queen in a scene from the Canterbury Festival Pageant
Festival of Empire, George V & Queen MaryKing George V and Queen Mary, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and Princess Mary, in a carriage at the Crystal Palace for the opening of the Festival of Empire on 12th May 1911
LCC-LFB Period fire display at Southwark HQLondon firefighters putting on a weekly display for the public at Southwark, Brigade Headquarters. They are using a Victorian manual fire pump in a reenactment of the days of horse drawn fire engines