Pageantry and power

By Tracey Hill

Subjects: English literature, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700, Pageants, Parades in literature, Festivals, Festivals in literature, London (england), social life and customs, Social life and customs, History and criticism, English prose literature, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700, English literature, Parades, History, London (england), history

Description: This is the first full and in-depth cultural history of the Lord Mayor's Show in the early modern period. It reveals the lived experience of the shows and sets them in the context of the wider ceremonial culture of early modern England.