The Discovery of the Week this week is a fact. Or several facts, actually. In my reading 1776, I was very intrigued by the description of King George the Third's coach. Boring, right? Sorry.
The King's "colossal golden chariot" was huge. It weighed nearly four tons, being twenty-four feet in length and thirteen feet high, "enough to make the ground tremble when under way." Eight Hanoverian Cream horses were required to pull this royal coach. Over each of the heavy wheels were four gilded sea gods, a reminder that Britannia ruled the seas. On top of the carriage were three gilded cherubs holding high a gilded crown, symbols of England, Scotland, and Ireland. I find it interesting that there was not a fourth cherub representing England's colonies around the seas. Any thoughts as to why? Food for thought!
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