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The Kingâ€™s Horses Medieval Equestrian Society Inc., Ballarat, Victoria

The King’s Horses Medieval Equestrian Society Inc. are a living history group based in the Victorian city of Ballarat. The group were formed in 2007 to focus on the equestrian aspects of the medieval period, especially the 13th century. The…

The King of Spain

King of Spain_Western Mail_24 May 1902_p24.pdf

This article from the Western Mail relates news from London regarding the end of the Spanish regency in 1902 when Alfonso XIII assumed his full powers as Spainâ€™s king at age 16. The article begins by informing readers that on 18 May 1902, the…

Tags: ceremony, coronation, Duke of Connaught, hymn, King Alfonso XIII of Spain, King Edward VII, medieval procession, oath, Order of the Garter, Te Deum

The King I, Poem by Henry Lawson

It is likely Henry Lawson (1867-1922), one of Australia's most famous poets, and a symbol for the Australian Nationalism Movement, wrote this poem about the death of King Edward VII 1901 - 1910, who reigned for 10 years. Lawson portrays the King as a…

Tags: Australian, Australian Nationalism Movement, Australian poetry, bush poet, bush poetry, Henry Lawson, kingship, masculinity, nationalism, poem, poet, poetry

The Johnston Memorial Congregational Church

This article describes the colourful redecoration of the interior of the Johnston Memorial Church in Fremantle in 1897. The predominant colours are listed as green, salmon, citron, terracotta, Persian red and cream. Among the features described in…

The interior of St Patrick's Basilica, Fremantle, featuring a hammer-beam ceiling

arch, architecture, architect, basilica, blind arch, blind tracery, buttress, Catholic, Catholic Church, church, church building, Federation Gothic Style, Fremantle, flying buttress, gothic architecture, gothic revival, lancet window, lancet arch,…

The Illuminations of Melbourne - the General Post Office

Image of the Melbourne General Post Office at night. The building was illuminated to celebrate the arrival of Queen Victoria to Australia. The lights on the building read "God Save the Queen" and "Long May She Reign." It was a medieval custom to…

Tags: English sentimentality, General Post Office, God Save the Queen, illuminations, lights, Melbourne, queen, Queen Victoria, Royal family, Royal visit, Victoria

The Hunchback of Notre Dame, film, 1925 - review

West Australian 1925 Mon 9 Nov Prince of Wales Theatre Hunchback of Notre Dame[1].pdf

Victor Hugoâ€™s novel, Notre-Dame de Paris, anglicised to â€˜The Hunchback of Notre Dameâ€™ explores a number of themes: the role of religious fanaticism in medieval theology, passion and, for Hugo, old versus new Paris. Franceâ€™s…

Tags: bell-ringing, Catholics in Australia, Esmeralda, Gothic, Gothic Revival, gothic revival architecture, gypsies, influential novel, medieval right of sanctuary, neo-Gothic, Notre-Dame de Paris, novel, novels, Quasimodo, religious fanaticism, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo

The History and Significance of Medieval Dance

Information for primary and high school students about the history of medieval dance.

The Medieval Classroom website is the result of a Teaching and Learning Enhancement Scheme grant awarded by the Australian Catholic University to the â€˜Arts…

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