“At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – we will remember them.” The Armistice, Latin for to stand (still) arms, was an agreement to end the fighting of the First World War as a prelude…
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Band of the Royal Yeomanry: Annual Guildhall Concert
This evening, I was delighted to be amongst those who attended the annual concert by the The Band of The Royal Yeomanry (Inns of Court & City Yeomanry) in Guildhall Yard. This annual public event showcases wonderful performances by the…
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City Corporation launches project to reinterpret slave trader statues at Guildhall
The City of London Corporation has launched Revealing the City’s Past – its landmark project to reinterpret the statues of slave traders former Lord Mayor William Beckford and former MP Sir John Cass. The “enormous wrongdoings” of the two men are laid…
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