Pageantry and power

By Tracey Hill

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

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.