14Lizbeth quieted her horse which was restive with the cheers and cries of the crowd and the fluttering of handkerchiefs and flags.
The Strand and Fleet Street were decked in blue and there were ensigns and banners fluttering in the crisp air from every house along the route to St. Paul’s Cathedral. It was Sunday, the 24th of November, and the Queen was going in state to celebrate the country’s deliverance from Spain.
Her Majesty was seated in a chariot on which was set a throne supported by four pillars and surmounted by a lion and a dragon holding the arms of England. It was drawn by two milk-white steeds and attended by the pensioners and state footmen. At the head of the procession moved the heralds, gentlemen ushers and harbingers, followed by the Court Physicians, Judges, bishops a
