To celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, marking her 70 years on the throne, her subjects are going to light the British isles on fire — in a good way. On Thursday, just after dark, more than 3,200 beacons will be ignited throughout the U.K.
A beacon at London's Canary Wharf was one of thousands lighted for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee in 2012. LONDON — To celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, marking her 70 years on the throne, her subjects are going to light the British isles on fire — in a good way.
On Thursday, just after dark, more than 3,200 beacons will be ignited, reimagining and repurposing the torchlight relays once deployed in England to warn of a possible invasion — from marauding Vikings in 793 or the Spanish Armada in 1588 or Napoleon in 1803.Beginning at 9:45 p.m., on farm fields and royal estates, atop castle walls and city halls, the beacons will blaze — to tap into the old ways, to honor a monarch and to party most heartily.
If Henry VIII had heard news of his chain of beacons being lighted, he would have marshaled his armies to the coast to meet the French in battle.Platinum Jubilee: A last bash for Queen Elizabeth II and the party Brits need Many of these thousands of beacons will be proper, old-fashioned bonfires — some huge, some humble. Others will be stoked in medieval-style braziers or gas-fueled burners erected on high posts.in Manchester, welders created a beacon sculpture that resembles a giant crown, made from old hospital beds, that will be illuminated by blue lasers., will illuminate the battlements of the Tower of London.
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