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A medieval pageant is a form of procession traditionally associated with both secular and religious rituals, often with a narrative structure. Pageantry was an important aspect of medieval European seasonal festivals, in particular around the celebration of Corpus Christi , which began after the thirteenth century.
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Canterbury Renaissance Faire Oregon: Silverton; semi-permanent Village of Canterbury; Elizabethan England (1560–1600) 2009 3 stages, 6+ acres; parking–shuttle ≠ (07c) last two weekends in July 10k (2012) Canterbury Faire: Carolina Renaissance Festival [7] North Carolina: Huntersville; permanent site
Canterbury is a medieval city, with Canterbury Cathedral inside the ring of the city walls, forming the historic centre. Of the defensive structures, a section of the medieval walls remains to the south, near Canterbury Castle , while to the northwest, the Westgate survives as the Westgate Towers museum .
A Pageant in Coventry. The Coventry Mystery Plays, or Coventry Corpus Christi Pageants, are a cycle of medieval mystery plays from Coventry, West Midlands, England, and are perhaps best known as the source of the "Coventry Carol".
The Westgate is a medieval gatehouse in Canterbury, Kent, England.This 60-foot (18 m) high western gate of the city wall is the largest surviving city gate in England. Built of Kentish ragstone around 1379, it is the last survivor of Canterbury's seven medieval gates, still well-preserved and one of the city's most distinctive landmarks.
Entry of John II of France and Joan I of Auvergne into Paris after their coronation at Reims in 1350, later manuscript illumination by Jean Fouquet. The ceremonies and festivities accompanying a formal entry by a ruler or their representative into a city in the Middle Ages and early modern period in Europe were known as the royal entry, triumphal entry, or Joyous Entry. [1]
The name Durovernum Cantiacorum is Latin for "Durovernum of the Cantiaci", preserving the name of an earlier British town whose ancient British name has been reconstructed as *Duroù¯ernon ("Stronghold by the Alder Grove"), [1] although the name is sometimes supposed to have derived from various British names for the Stour. [2]