Elizabethan Banquet

Saturday 10 November 2001 - St Nicolas' Hall

One of the tables before the banquet

The Bill of Fare

Vegetable Potage
with Good Brown Bread

Stewed Beef with onions thyn sliced & patatas

Spiced Currant & Almond Tart

Lancashire Cheese
with oatcakes
& Mellow Red Apples

Sir Thomas Moore (alias Fr Michael)
Some of the costumes.
Fr Michael as Sir Thomas Moore.

Jackie Moles, Brian Wood and Beryl Elliott.
Jackie won a prize for making a most original costume.

After the banquet we were entertained by The Court Players. In this scene from Fit for a Queen we see Walter Raleigh introducing The Good Queen Elizabeth to the delights of the new world.

Queen Elizabeth meets Walter Raleigh peddling his wares

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