Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Ravens: The Legend of the Tower of London
The legend of the Tower ravens
It is said that the kingdom and the Tower of London will fall if the six resident ravens ever leave the fortress. There are seven ravens at the Tower today, plus one spare!
Charles II is thought to have been the first to insist that the ravens of the Tower be protected after he was warned that the crown and the Tower itself would fall if they left.
Roman Wax Tablets
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: Wax Tablets from Londinium
https://blog.education.nationalgeographic.org/2016/06/02/ancient-roman-tablets-reveal-voices-of-the-earliest-londoners/
Trafalgar Square (London): Christmas Tree
This Christmas tree is usually over 20 metres tall and it´s typically a 50-60 years old Norway spruce, sent to Great Britain by ship.
It is a present to the people of Britain by the city of Oslo (Norway) since 1947, as sign of gratitude for the british support during the Second World War.
The Queen´s Foot Guards
Traditionally, there are 4 guards in front of Buckingham Palace and St. James Palace when the Queen is in residence and 2 when she´s away.
There are 5 regiments of Foot Guards: Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish and Welsh.
They stand still for no more than 10 minutes at a time, are on duty for 2 hours and then rest for 4.
All Summer, the Queen´s Foot Guards in London, England wear their red tunics.
The grey coats are used in the Winter because of their larger length and thickness.
The 1.5 lb/45.7 cm bearskin hat used by the guards is intended to make them appear taller and scary; they are made from real "culled" Canadian brown bears.
The bearskin hats were first used in 1815, after Napoleon´s defeat in the battle of Waterloo.
There are 5 regiments of Foot Guards: Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish and Welsh.
They stand still for no more than 10 minutes at a time, are on duty for 2 hours and then rest for 4.
All Summer, the Queen´s Foot Guards in London, England wear their red tunics.
The grey coats are used in the Winter because of their larger length and thickness.
The 1.5 lb/45.7 cm bearskin hat used by the guards is intended to make them appear taller and scary; they are made from real "culled" Canadian brown bears.
The bearskin hats were first used in 1815, after Napoleon´s defeat in the battle of Waterloo.
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