- DURATION 60 mins
Event Description
Jubilees are a very British phenomena, ranging from the Golden Jubilee of King George III to the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. In his talk, Christopher Joll will cover the history of Jubilees and then focus on the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. This involved the largest parade of mounted troops ever seen in London, and - in an echo of the Platinum Jubilee - had to address the problem of Queen Victoria's immobility. It did so in a way that will not, to the relief of the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg's ghost, be repeated in 2022.
This event is in collaboration with the Evesham Festival of Words: https://eveshamfestivalofwords.org/
- Duration: 60 mins
- Online Zoom event: Join from your computer, phone or tablet (no replay available)
Meet the Host, Christopher
After Oxford University, Christopher Joll spent six years as an officer in The Life Guards. Since leaving the Army he has been involved in devising major fund-raising pageants for military charities, published six works of non-fiction, and a fifteen-volume military-historical/action-adventure series. Christopher is also a guest lecturer for Noble Caledonia and the Regimental Historian of the Household Cavalry.
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