The Lord Mayor's Show

The Lord Mayor's Show

The Lord Mayor's Show

The Lord Mayor's Show

Thanks to the ancient and justified paranoia of King John, every newly-elected Lord Mayor of London has to leave the safety of the City of London and travel up the Thames to Westminster to swear loyalty to the Crown.
Over the centuries the Mayor's journey became one of London's favourite rituals. It moved from river barges to horseback and then into the magnificent State Coach, and around it grew a splendidly rowdy and joyful medieval festival known as the Lord Mayor's Show.

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