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Norwich’s celebrations were talked of at least a year in advance of the tercentenary. The previous May, the Norfolk Protestant Dissenters’ Benevolent Society met for its 120th annual meeting, during which the various members discussed the…

St Bride’s Church on Fleet Street goes all the way back to a design of Christopher Wren in 1672, with churches on the site even dating many centuries previous. The history of the Church is intertwined with the USA: Virginia Dare, the first English…

Historical pageants, a sort of amateur re-enactment, were incredibly popular forms of engagement with the past in the early to mid 20th century. They usually took the form of a series of chronological episodes, often starting as far back as the…

The ‘Pageant of Hampton’ took place in the Rectory House of St Mary's Church (known as ‘the Deanery’) in the summer of 1929. Historical pageants, a sort of amateur re-enactment, were incredibly popular forms of engagement with the past in the early…

The Pageant of London was a gigantic and spectacular historical re-enactment in four parts, staged 120 times over the summer of 1911. Linked to the Festival of Empire and Coronation of King George V, it was the biggest and boldest of the pageants of…

Immingham, in Lincolnshire, lies on the southern bank of the Humber Estuary. Between 1841 and 1901, the population of the village barely increased, staying at a constant of around 220-240 people. But the construction of the Immingham Docks…

In the 1930s, the Essex County Hall was greatly expanded from one red brick building (built in 1909) through a Portland stone extension (designed by J Stuart). For the Council Chamber, four large panels were painted to adorn the east wall. Each…

In 1607, the Separatists – later ‘Pilgrim Fathers’ – tried to escape to Holland from Boston on the north-east Lincolnshire coast. Their ships’ captain betrayed them, however, and they were arrested, put on trial and imprisoned. In late 1954, the…

The Pilgrims Gallery was opened at Bassetlaw Museum in 2019, ahead of the Mayflower 400 anniversary, with funding from local partners and the National Lottery. It is the focal point of a 40 mile trail which takes in the home churches of many leaders…