from A.D. 50 to 1882
By W.E.H. Allen
Presented by Performers of the Leicester Pageant
Produced by Charles Brewer

'O come to the land of the ridge and the furrow!
The brook-watered meadow and far spreading wold!
For here is the home of the fox in his glory,
And music of hound that is richer than gold !
(Leicester Pageant Song)

Prologue: On board a Liner leaving New York
Episode 1. The Roman Invasion
2. The coming of the Danes
3. The Barons meet at Leicester Castle to league against King John
4. Richard III and the Battle of Bosworth Field
5. A Mumming Play of the 16th century
6. Wolsey's last journey to Leicester Abbey
7. The Siege of Leicester during the great Rebellion
8. Follow the Pack
Epilogue
The Programme will be preceded by a Talk on the City of Leicester by The Lord Mayor (Alderman W.E. Wilford, J.P.)