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Re: What's a Beefeater?
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Fri, 25 Feb 2000 14:21:23 GMT
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They can be found at the Tower of London:
http://www.hrp.org.uk/images/tol/home/tol.jpg
The ToL has its own site:
http://www.hrp.org.uk/index2.htm
This above claims that the real name for these is "The Yeoman Warders". See:
http://www.hrp.org.uk/tol/wts10.htm
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The Yeoman Warders are descended from the ancient band of warders who, from
early in the Tower's history, had the responsibility for guarding the gates
and royal prisoners. From the reign of Henry VIII (1509-47), these duties
were carried out by the King's Yeomen at the Tower who were entitled to wear
the royal livery - a version of which is still worn. The uniform which most
visitors see today is the blue undress uniform introduced in 1858 and worn
as the Yeoman Warders' normal working dress. The red and gold state dress is
only worn for special occasions, ceremonies, church parades and when royalty
visits the Tower. Modern Yeoman Warders (of whom there are about 40) are
still Extraordinary Members of the Queen's Bodyguard and are all former
warrant officers from Her Majesty's Forces with an honourable service record
of at least 22 years.
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Hope that helps
Scott A
In lugnet.loc.uk, Alan Gerber writes:
> I've seen these in the Ultimate LEGO Book. What are they?
> Alan
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