Talk:City of London swords

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A fact from City of London swords appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 February 2018 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Queen Elizabeth II planned to hit Idi Amin with the Pearl Sword if he came to her Silver Jubilee, according to Lord Mountbatten?

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Sources to explore

Not signing each line. These are sources that might be useful to others in expanding this article. Mortee (talk) 08:25, 22 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The Daily Republican, 1896 for someone with Newspapers.com access. Description, with references, of four swords, to judge from the snippet.
Book talking about Cromwell's interaction with the Pearl Sword. Might be worth looking into
~~Ceremonial Swords of Britain~~
Description of the funeral of William Staines, featuring the "civic sword and mace"
Another mourning sword among "the Swords of Washington". Perhaps there are enough around to split out a dedicated article on Mourning Swords.
Description of the State Sword, description of the Old Bailey Sword (presumably) as "a common sword for the sessions"
Stories about a visit by Lord Mayor Sir Denys Lowson to Australia in 1951, bringing swords, possibly the first trip for some of them:
- State Sword, first trip (tabloid)
- dropped it in the jam??
- Sword and Mace on tape
- more
- Pearl Sword and State Sword went to Canada in 1936
- State Sword pictured]
State Sword of York used in a similar ceremony to the Pearl Sword and in the Telegraph (history of the sword)

To Do

Find better images of the swords themselves

~~* Find more detailed physical descriptions of the swords, perhaps in Ceremonial Swords of Britain~~

Find a clear expression of the role of the Justice Room sword (presumably the same for the Justice Room as the Old Bailey Sword is for the Old Bailey, but the sources I encountered aren't explicit on that point)

Mortee (talk) 08:00, 19 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Mortee: I suggest moving "relected collections" to a new article: Ceremonial swords in the United Kingdom. Firebrace (talk) 00:34, 23 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, @Firebrace:, I'm planning to, now I've started to come across more of them and a book that shows they're a topic in themselves. Mortee (talk) 10:51, 23 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]