Funeral of Queen Victoria (1901)
- Hyde Park
- 1901
Visit of the Duke of Connaught C.I.C. Forces in Ireland and Prince Henry of Prussia to Cork Exhibition (1902)
Representatives of two royal families visit one of early 20th century Ireland's most ambitious exhibitions.
A dozen years before hostilities broke out between Britain and Germany, members of their respective royal families visited the Cork Exhibition together on 8 May 1902. They are shown here inspecting one of its most imposing visual highlights: the gigantic water chute, which cost £3,000 to construct (nearer £300,000 today), as well as a police parade and more leisurely boating activities.
Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) was Queen Victoria's third son, and the younger brother of King Edward VII. Prince Henry of Prussia (1862-1929), whose name was actually Heinrich, was the younger brother of the German Emperor Wilhelm II.
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The Great and the Good
Royals, military heroes and sportsmen compete in the Edwardian fame game.
Mitchell and Kenyon's films suggest a company that was most at ease filming ordinary people at work and play. But the Edwardian era, just as today, had its public figures who could draw an audience - and audiences were M&K's business.
Edwardian celebrity culture was narrower than today's: headed by the King and other royals, followed by military heroes of the Boer War, politicians and a host of mayors and other local dignitaries. But an increasingly professionalised world of sport was already making its own stars: early signs of the new celebrity order of the later 20th century.
37 videos in this collection
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Funeral of Queen Victoria (1901)
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Joseph Chamberlain at Home (1902)
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Return of Kitchener (1902)
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The King's Ride in the Isle of Man (1902)
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Princess Louise at Liverpool (1906)
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Arthur Mold Bowling to A.N.Hornby (1901)
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Prince of Siam in Liverpool (1901)
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Lord Mayor of Cork Arriving For Official Opening of Cork Exhibition (1902)
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Wigan Coronation Celebrations and Street Scenes (1902)
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Wigan Mayoral Coronation Procession (1902)
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Chorley Coronation Processions (1911)
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Royal Proclamation of Death of Queen Victoria, Blackburn (1901)
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Police Annual Inspection at Birchfields Park (1901)
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Coronation Festivities at Accrington (1902)
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Visit of H.R.H. Princess Louise to Blackburn (1905)
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St George's Day Procession in Liverpool (1901)
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Clitheroe Coronation Procession (1911)
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Royal Visit to Manchester, Owens College (1902)
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Great Harwood Coronation Celebrations (1911)
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His Worship the Mayor Leaving Lancaster Town Hall (1902)
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Arrival of VIP For Official Opening of Cork Exhibition (1902)
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Lord Roberts Presenting Medals to Boer War Volunteers in Liverpool (1901)
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Visit of the Duke of Connaught C.I.C. Forces in Ireland and Prince Henry of Prussia to Cork Exhibition (1902)
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Funeral of the Late Captain of the Mexborough Fire Brigade (1902)
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Leeds Mayoral Procession For the Coronation Celebrations (1902)
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Trade Procession at Opening of Cork Exhibition (1902)
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Funeral Procession in Edinburgh (1901)
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Oddfellows Procession in St Helens (c.1901)
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Royal Visit to Bangor (1902)
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Procession of Firemen, Nelson (c.1902)
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Hollow Drift Children's Procession, Durham (1902)
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Birmingham University Procession on Degree Day (1901)
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Wainwright Conservative Club, Blackpool (c.1906)
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Royal Visit to Rhyl (1902)
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Visit of Sir George Cotton at Accrington (1902)
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Funeral of Canon Morrissey in Burnley (1903)
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