Talk:Grand Jubilee of 1814

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Did you know... that at least one man was killed during the Grand Jubilee of 1814 when a pagoda (pictured) in St James's Park burnt down?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 05:20, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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The pagoda

... that at least one man was killed during the Grand Jubilee of 1814 when John Nash's pagoda in St James's Park (pictured) burnt down? "a grand national jubilee on August 1st, 1814, celebrating the anniversary of the Battle of the Nile and the centenary of the accession of the family of Brunswick, during which a Chinese pagoda in St. James's Park caught fire and at least one person was lost in the fire" from the editors note in Byron, George Gordon Byron Baron (1975). "Wedlock's the Devil": 1814-1815. Harvard University Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-674-08944-0.
- ALT1:... that the Grand Jubilee of 1814 was held in London's Royal Parks to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the House of Hanover? "the centenary of the Personal Union [of Great Britain and Hanover] on 1 August 1814 took on a wider and more significant dimensions. A highly publicised event, it was referred to in the newspaper press as the Jubilee, the Grand Jubilee ..." from: Gestrich, Andreas; Schaich, Michael (9 March 2016). The Hanoverian Succession: Dynastic Politics and Monarchical Culture. Routledge. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-317-02932-8.
- ALT2:... that during the Grand Jubilee of 1814 a re-enactment of naval battles was carried out on The Serpentine in Hyde Park?"The Great Fair of 1814 allowed Londoners to celebrate the end of the war with France. The highlight was a re-enactment on the Serpentine of several recent naval battles. This print shows one such re-enactment, "on the night of the Grand Jubilee Aug. 1st, 1814", complete with guns firing at 'French' ships." from: "Scene on the Serpentine, Hyde Park, on the night of the Grand Jubilee". British Library. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/John Wells (Royal Navy officer)

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 17:58, 15 September 2021 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Great choice for a DYK! Lovely illustration, too. There are a lot of pictures of this event in the "United Kingdom in 1814" Wikimedia Commons category, so I've added a few more. However, I've found a more specialist source which specifically reports multiple fatalities: The Hanoverian Succession: Dynastic Politics and Monarchical Culture, page 191, citing a newspaper article. I would be happier if the hook was changed to "at least one man" or similar, matching the source. Blythwood (talk) 20:09, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Blythwood thanks for the review and the images. I can't view page 191 on the Google Books preview, can you provide an extract or else make the change to the article yourself? Happy for the hook to reflect "at least one" if that's what the source says. Many thanks - Dumelow (talk) 06:52, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Dumelow, that's fine! Often in Google Books you can see the page you want if you scroll up and down a few times. Added it to the article and passed! I've cited it in the article, with a quote, and also added a Wikimedia Commons category as a bonus. Blythwood (talk) 16:49, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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