Bearskins, Bayonets & Bravery - Notes from The Guards Museum Episode 3
04/13/20 • 39 min
In this episode the Director pauses the virtual tour of the museum to share some stories from one of the many wonderful books in the museum library. This week he shares some tales about Lt. Col. John Mackenzie-Rogan, who served for 50 years in the army and ended up as the Senior Director of Music of the Brigade of Guards.
A proud Coldstream officer but also an enthusiastic musician too. He conducted his band for Kings and Queens but also under fire in the trenches in the Great War!
A remarkable man by any standard.
In this episode the Director pauses the virtual tour of the museum to share some stories from one of the many wonderful books in the museum library. This week he shares some tales about Lt. Col. John Mackenzie-Rogan, who served for 50 years in the army and ended up as the Senior Director of Music of the Brigade of Guards.
A proud Coldstream officer but also an enthusiastic musician too. He conducted his band for Kings and Queens but also under fire in the trenches in the Great War!
A remarkable man by any standard.
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Bearskins, Bayonets & Bravery - Notes from The Guards Museum Episode 4
This week the Director looks at the next stage in the virtual tour of the museum galleries and describes the elevation of John Churchill of The First Guards to become the first Duke of Marlborough and a favourite of Queen Anne. We hear about Marlborough's many battles and about some of the other Guards officers who fought with him. The episode starts with the Director recounting a story about when Boris Johnson came to dinner in the museum!
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