Pageantry and power
Subtitle: a cultural history of the early modern Lord Mayor's Show, 1585-1639
By: Tracey Hill
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Manchester; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9780719080104
Subjects: Social life and customs; English literature; Festivals in literature; Pageants; History and criticism; Parades; History
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-378) and index.