Keeper of the Queen's Swans
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The Keeper of the King's/Queen's Swans was an ancient office in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of England, later Great Britain and ultimately the United Kingdom.
[edit] History
The keeper's office dates from the 13th century; he was supported by three swanherdsmen, and their principal duties related to the annual Swan-Upping on the River Thames.[1]
It was abolished in 1993, when it was replaced by two new offices, the Warden of the Swans and the Marker of the Swans.
[edit] List of Keepers of the King's and Queen's Swans
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[edit] References
- ^ Wheals, Brian Brenchley (1984). Theirs Were But Human Hearts: A Local History of Three Thameside Parishes. H.S. Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 0950905305. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SVsn5Cf2d4YC&pg=PA65&dq=Swans+John+Turk&lr=&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a&sig=kGwTuz-L_7YZCyL8YTqbi-9px8w#PPA65,M1.
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