Bearskins, Bayonets and Bravery - Notes from The Guards Museum

Bearskins, Bayonets & Bravery - Notes from The Guards Museum Episode 4

April 20, 2020 Andrew Wallis, MBE, OL, DL Season 1 Episode 4
Bearskins, Bayonets and Bravery - Notes from The Guards Museum
Bearskins, Bayonets & Bravery - Notes from The Guards Museum Episode 4
Show Notes

This week the Director looks at the next stage in the virtual tour of the museum galleries and describes the elevation of John Churchill of The First Guards to become the first Duke of Marlborough and a favourite of Queen Anne.  We hear about Marlborough's many battles and about some of the other Guards officers who fought with him.  The episode starts with the Director recounting a story about when Boris Johnson came to dinner in the museum!

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