The Reading of the Royal Proclamation of Peace at Dublin, [Ireland], 1856. Ceremony to mark the end of the Crimean War. The proclamation was read at Dublin Castle and at the Mansion House, '... with all the pomp and show which could tend to act upon and harmonise with public enthusiasm. The soldiers and heralds - the courtly retinue - the gorgeous trappings and the brilliant decorations- all passed off to admiration...The troops numbered at least seven thousand...Sir Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms...with the Heralds, and the Viceregal Household, ascended to the Castle balcony, and a call h

The Reading of the Royal Proclamation of Peace at Dublin, [Ireland], 1856. Ceremony to mark the end of the Crimean War. The proclamation was read at Dublin Castle and at the Mansion House, '... with all the pomp and show which could tend to act upon and harmonise with public enthusiasm. The soldiers and heralds - the courtly retinue - the gorgeous trappings and the brilliant decorations- all passed off to admiration...The troops numbered at least seven thousand...Sir Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms...with the Heralds, and the Viceregal Household, ascended to the Castle balcony, and a call h Stock Photo
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The Reading of the Royal Proclamation of Peace at Dublin, [Ireland], 1856. Ceremony to mark the end of the Crimean War. The proclamation was read at Dublin Castle and at the Mansion House, '... with all the pomp and show which could tend to act upon and harmonise with public enthusiasm. The soldiers and heralds - the courtly retinue - the gorgeous trappings and the brilliant decorations- all passed off to admiration...The troops numbered at least seven thousand...Sir Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms...with the Heralds, and the Viceregal Household, ascended to the Castle balcony, and a call having been thrice sounded, Athlone Pursuivant commanded silence, and the Queen's Proclamation of Peace was read aloud by Ulster King of Arms. "God Save the Queen" was shouted, and the bands then struck up...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.