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Beefeaters generally live in the Tower along with their families, which led to the existence of a dedicated pub. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The current name of the pub, "The Keys", refers to a nightly locking-up ritual in the Tower ; the name is a recent change, and the establishment was historically known as the Yeoman Warders Club.
The name Beefeater is of uncertain origin, with various proposed derivations. The term was common as early as the 17th century as a slang term for the English in general. [ 5 ] The earliest connection to the Royal Household came as a reference to the Yeomen of the Guard by Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany , who visited the Court in ...
Beefeater is a chain of over 140 pub restaurants in the United Kingdom, owned by Whitbread. [ 1 ] The chain's name references both the English figure of the beefeater and its menu's meat (particularly beef) offering.
Whitbread also owns the Beefeater restaurant chain (Andrew Matthews/PA) Whitbread’s hotel business fared better in the three months but even there sales were only up 1% on the same period in 2023.
The only accounts which provide a size of the Guard during the early years of Henry VII's reign are Virgil, who gives a total of about 200, and Bacon. who gives a total of 50. Hewerdine has reconstructed a list of approximately 100 yeomen for the first year or two of Henry's reign.
Beefeater Gin is a brand of gin owned by Pernod Ricard and bottled and distributed in the United Kingdom. Beefeater remained in the control of its founding Burrough family until 1987. The Beefeater distillery is one of 24 in London. [1] The name refers to the Yeomen of the Guard who are a bodyguard of the British Monarch. [2]
There have so far been two Byrds' box sets issued: The Byrds (October 1990) and There Is a Season (September 2006). Also, excerpts from the band's performance at the Monterey Pop Festival have been released on The Monterey International Pop Festival CD box set and among the extras on the Monterey Pop DVD.
The JSDF begins their assault at the Imperial Capital, rescuing the Pro-Peace faction from prison and the Rose Knights and ambassadors from the Jade Palace. As the JSDF evacuate the refugees, Bozes and Beefeater attempt to rescue Pina from the Imperial Palace, but are forced to retreat with the evacuating JSDF due to the Imperial Army's numbers.