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A Dictionary of English folklore. Jacqueline Simpson & Steve Roud. 2014.
Lichfield Bower
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Lichfield bower — The Bower is well known in Lichfield, England and nearby areas. It is a festival held each spring on a bank holiday. It is about 800 years old. A statute of Henry II of England (1134 1159) ordered that all men capable of bearing arms should be… … Wikipedia
Lichfield — Not to be confused with Litchfield (disambiguation). For other uses, see Lichfield (disambiguation). Coordinates: 52°41′01″N 1°49′36″W / 52.6835°N 1.82653°W … Wikipedia
Lichfield Court of Array — Sherriff s Ride, and Greenhill Bower Lichfield, Staffordshire, preserves several unique customs which are now linked. The Court of Array is a genuine survival of a previous serious and practical event: by the Assize of Arms, an Act passed in… … A Dictionary of English folklore
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Court of Arraye — A Court of Arraye (or View of Men at Arms) was a method of ascertaining numbers of men capable of fighting in towns and cities before England had a standing army. A statute of Henry II of England (1134 1159) ordered that all men capable of… … Wikipedia
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