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King's Maundy Money.

British Newsreels, 1911-1930: Culture and Society on Film Available online

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
British Film Institute, owner.
Topical Film Co., production company.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Charities.
Religion.
Church of England.
George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936.
Royal family.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (1 minute, 17 seconds)) : silent, black and white.
Place of Publication:
[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, 1917.
Summary:
"The medieval custom of distributing the King's bounty at Westminster Abbey. Fifty-two persons of each sex participate, corresponding with the King's age. Notes being substituted for gold for the first time."
Notes:
Issue number: 294-2 ; Story number within issue: 2 of 4
Series: Topical Budget.
With intertitles.

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