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Visit the Great Exhibition of 1851
The Royal Parks are the lungs of London; beautiful open spaces owned by the Crown and freely accessible to all. But how did they come about? Way2GoGuides lets you find the answers as you go hunting with King Henry VIII, hear someone's last words at Speaker's Corner, attend the disastrous premiere of Handel's Fireworks Music and decide if the Diana Memorial Fountain is a masterpiece or missed opportunity.
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Royal Parks website
St James’s Park, 1710Zoom in to see the canal, the duck decoy and the avenue of trees for playing Pall Mall. A map at British Library (Flash required). Great Exhibition in Hyde Park
The building stood along Rotten Row whose name comes from ‘Route du Roi’ - originally the King’s private road. A panorama on Wikipedia, the interior including one of the park’s trees on Britannica and the American pavilion with a tower of Goodyear rubber on Library of Congress
Firework Machine
Pictures of Giovanni Servandoni’s pavilion to house the 1749 fireworks display on Handel House and Wikipedia
London 2012 Olympic Games
The finishing line for Road Cycling is in Regent’s Park. The Serpentine lake in Hyde Park is the venue for the 10km Open Water Swim. More at London 2012
HEAR
Fireworks Music
The music in Chapter 10 is the Overture from Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks. A CD with an orchestra as large as the original performance is available from Hyperion Records
READ
Pepys’ Diary
Chapters 3 and 4 use extracts from the colourful diary of Samuel Pepys. Written from 1600 to 1669 and providing a vivid account of life in Restoration London it is presented like a blog at Pepys Diary.
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund
More about the charity’s work on its website
WATCH
Pelicans in St James’s Park eat more than fish
If easily upset please don’t watch this video on YouTube
Gigs in Hyde Park
The most famous was 1969 when the Rolling Stones played in front of over 250,000 people. The first live performance of Honky Tonk Woman on YouTube
The Mall today
Take a virtual trip along King Charles II’s games alley with Seety
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