My London experience: The Tower and Westminster Abbey
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 10:54 AM by Solidaire
Updated August 25th, 2011 at 09:48 AM by Solidaire
Updated August 25th, 2011 at 09:48 AM by Solidaire
Tags armour, london, london tower, westminster abbey
Continued from the previous post about the Tower of London, more armour:
Gilt armour of King Charles I, 1612.
Armour of James II, 1686, reflecting the decline of medieval warfare and the use of gunpowder.
The smallest and largest (over 2 metres) armour made.
The other London site that is historically extremely important is the Westminster Abbey, the place where Kings and Queens were coronated, married, and buried. It is also the resting place of many poets, and other famous persons.
Unfortunately, photographs are forbidden inside the abbey, and I secretly took only two pictures (don't tell the keepers).
Here's an inscription that I found touching, in front of the tomb of Elizabeth I. She is buried right across the burial site of Mary Queen of Scots, reunited in death, although their lives were torn apart by bitter rivalry. Such a historical irony.
The photo is kind of shaken because of my hastiness to take it.
King Edward's Chair, the coronation throne since 1308. It used to hold the Stone of Scone (Scotland's coronation stone), which the English had captured from the Scots, and was specifically commissioned for that purpose.
The Stone, which now rests in Scotland (but will return for a future coronation), was situated in the compartment right beneath the seat.
The throne itself might not be that impressive, but the history behind it is indeed so.
Gilt armour of King Charles I, 1612.
Armour of James II, 1686, reflecting the decline of medieval warfare and the use of gunpowder.
The smallest and largest (over 2 metres) armour made.
The other London site that is historically extremely important is the Westminster Abbey, the place where Kings and Queens were coronated, married, and buried. It is also the resting place of many poets, and other famous persons.
Unfortunately, photographs are forbidden inside the abbey, and I secretly took only two pictures (don't tell the keepers).
Here's an inscription that I found touching, in front of the tomb of Elizabeth I. She is buried right across the burial site of Mary Queen of Scots, reunited in death, although their lives were torn apart by bitter rivalry. Such a historical irony.
The photo is kind of shaken because of my hastiness to take it.
King Edward's Chair, the coronation throne since 1308. It used to hold the Stone of Scone (Scotland's coronation stone), which the English had captured from the Scots, and was specifically commissioned for that purpose.
The Stone, which now rests in Scotland (but will return for a future coronation), was situated in the compartment right beneath the seat.
The throne itself might not be that impressive, but the history behind it is indeed so.
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