Pageantry and power

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.

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

Places: England,  London,  London (England)

Times: 16h century,  Early modern, 1500-1700,  17th century,  16th century