Comments on: The Ceremony of the Lilies & Roses at the Tower of London https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/24/the-ceremony-of-the-lilies-the-roses-at-the-tower-of-london/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sat, 23 Apr 2022 10:34:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Anne Lane https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/24/the-ceremony-of-the-lilies-the-roses-at-the-tower-of-london/#comment-1458139 Sat, 23 Apr 2022 10:34:07 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=33071#comment-1458139 Thank you for the detailed stories and photographs.
Was totally unaware of the Lily and Roses Ceremony. The history of the Tower of London magnified.

]]> By: Banditqueen https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/24/the-ceremony-of-the-lilies-the-roses-at-the-tower-of-london/#comment-960778 Mon, 25 May 2015 15:14:54 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=33071#comment-960778 Beautiful pageant and ceremony for a forgotten King, cruelly killed by the house of York. I am pleased he is remembered. May Henry, the last Lancastrian King, rest in peace.

]]> By: Sarah Correia https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/24/the-ceremony-of-the-lilies-the-roses-at-the-tower-of-london/#comment-105020 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:08:39 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=33071#comment-105020 Reminds one of how many things are fleeting but education is forever-

]]> By: Alice Moore https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/24/the-ceremony-of-the-lilies-the-roses-at-the-tower-of-london/#comment-48820 Mon, 21 May 2012 13:37:58 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=33071#comment-48820 Many forget Henry VI’s accomplishments. It seems a beautiful ceremony in its simplicity.

]]> By: Robin https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/24/the-ceremony-of-the-lilies-the-roses-at-the-tower-of-london/#comment-37837 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:20:46 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=33071#comment-37837 Beautifully presented,a peek into the quiet ceremony of the Tower.The photos are wonderful.I have a ravenous desire to partake in GB’s history.Finding a site like Patricia’s is as refreshing as an icy glass of water on a hot summer day.
I am American,handicapped by a heart stopping fear of flying,so it is highly unlikely I will ever walk the cobbled streets of Old London.Thusly,I depend,fully on finding sites of this calibre to quench my thirst for knowledge. Thank you for sharing your lovely photos,and explaination of the ceremony.

]]> By: Elizabeth https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/24/the-ceremony-of-the-lilies-the-roses-at-the-tower-of-london/#comment-17533 Tue, 24 May 2011 16:40:18 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=33071#comment-17533 Congratulations to Patricia for her colourful photos – next best thing to being there!

I enjoyed reading your post and its little details. This kind of pageant and ceremony is something the overseas tourists would go crazy for but I found it touching that the event is a very private affair, which means (to me) it is performed out of a sense of duty and honour to a patron, and not merely as a crowd puller.

]]> By: Ana https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/24/the-ceremony-of-the-lilies-the-roses-at-the-tower-of-london/#comment-17481 Tue, 24 May 2011 11:05:54 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=33071#comment-17481 I hope there is soon going to be available a book of this blog. So many new things I learn and lovely photography to see as well. Who can ask for a better location/city blog?

]]> By: librarygirl https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/24/the-ceremony-of-the-lilies-the-roses-at-the-tower-of-london/#comment-17463 Tue, 24 May 2011 07:15:57 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=33071#comment-17463 Amazing history, ceremony and pageantry. Truly wonderful.

]]> By: Melvyn H. Brooks https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/24/the-ceremony-of-the-lilies-the-roses-at-the-tower-of-london/#comment-17455 Tue, 24 May 2011 06:28:49 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=33071#comment-17455 Many thanks for allowing us to be privy to this aweful ceremony. Surely a few locals could be invited each year. Maybe as a prize for community service.

]]> By: Herry Lawford https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/24/the-ceremony-of-the-lilies-the-roses-at-the-tower-of-london/#comment-17454 Tue, 24 May 2011 06:19:52 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=33071#comment-17454 Fascinating, as usual. But the photos are particularly fabulous!

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