User:Servus clementis/The Royal Clock: Queen Victoria Building

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The Royal Clock, designed by Neil Glasser and made by Thwaites & Reed of Hastings in England, shows scenes of English royalty from King John signing the Magna Carta to the execution of King Charles I. Activating on the hour, the Royal Clock is accompanied by music written by Jeremiah Clarke (The Prince of Denmark's March—commonly known as the Trumpet Voluntary). from main wiki article on QVB

The building has two large mechanical clocks, The Royal Clock, designed by Neil Glasser in 1982, shows scenes of English royalty from King John signing the Magna Carta to the execution of King Charles I - the head of the king is rolled off the chopping block every business hour! from: http://www.topsightseeing.com/australia/sydney/topsights/queenvictoriabuilding.htm

Plan

 * Brief description/introduction
 * History of commissioning/design/construction
 * Description of various scenes
 * 1) King Canute holding back the waves
 * 2) King John Signing the Magna Carta
 * 3) King Harold II at Battle of Hastings
 * 4) King Henry VIII with his six wives
 * 5) Queen Elizabeth I knighting Sir Francis Drake
 * 6) King Charles I's beheading