"Our Time of Troubles... commenced with the catastrophic events of the year of 1914... Our civilization has just begun to recover." - Arnold Toynbee

Monday, June 4, 2012

The Diamond Jubilee Water Pageant

One of the largest water pageants in centuries...



And connects to centuries of British history...
Pomp and pageantry on the Thames

I cannot put it any better than the hearts of thousands of British people. God save the Queen! Being a cultural historian specializing in 17th and 18th century British pageantry, I personally think this water pageant simply delightful. Also the Edwardian flare of Elgar's Land of Hope and Glory for the finale brought a sense of the height of the British Empire to the forefront of the ceremony. Rule Britannia.

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