Eglinton Tournament (1839)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
reenactment event
gptkbp:activity jousting
medieval games
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:literature
paintings
engravings
gptkbp:cost estimated £40,000
gptkbp:date 28–30 August 1839
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eglinton Tournament (1839)
gptkbp:inspiredBy medieval tournaments
gptkbp:legacy influenced Victorian medievalism
gptkbp:location Eglinton Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive press coverage
gptkbp:notableFeature elaborate costumes
banquet and ball
mock castle built for event
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Lady_Seymour
Prince Louis Napoleon
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Archibald_Montgomerie,_13th_Earl_of_Eglinton
gptkbp:participants over 100,000
gptkbp:purpose revival of medieval chivalry
gptkbp:weather heavy rain
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eglinton,_Scotland
gptkb:Earl_of_Eglinton_and_Winton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7