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Had picture of a mounted yeoman of the guard posted, but it was removed for some stupid reason. 69.231.67.66 03:03, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
My names Bill Norton and proud to state that I'm a member of The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard. I changed a few "facts" on this site on 7 Nov 07 to make them factual. If you're interested in our history please feel free to browse our website www.yeomenoftheguard.co.uk. If anyone has photographs, articles or anecdotal stories of ancestors that were members of The Body Guard please feel free to send them to me for inclusion on the site to qbg@hotmail.co.uk —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yeomanbill ( talk • contribs) 17:26, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
What are the guards with the tall, furry hats? Might put a reference here to whatever those are. —Preceding
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This article jumps right into the modern description without much if any reference to the fact that it started as a fighting unit. I would love to see a proper history section covering the battles. Deet ( talk) 03:29, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
The Royal Navy do not make an oath to the Admiralty, they do not make an oath at all! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.151.34.97 ( talk) 12:45, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
Hello all!!
Fair warning here: I will be upgrading and expanding this article shortly (to A-class criteria). I am working on a major upgrade & expansion of yeoman article & just completed the Yeoman of the Guard section. While the info is still fresh in my mind, I would like to:
Will be relying on Anita Hewerdine's 1998 thesis for the early years & Hennell's 1904 official History_of King's Body_Guard. Any other suggestions will be welcome!
AnalyticalHistoricalHobbyist ( talk) 15:46, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
Hello all! The only source for the modern-day Yeoman of the Guard (www.yeomanoftheguard.co.uk) is either broken or undergoing renovation. The home page is there, but all links produce a 404 (page not found). Since the original paragraphs were rather loosely (if at all) had citations, I've moved them here for future reference when the website is back up. (Wayback Machine doesn't help in this case.) Please note I have removed the reference tags.
Membership contained the following paragraph, which really doesn't contribute much substance to the article, since the new Yeomen are required to complete 22+ years of active service (making them about 50+), and are required to retire at 70 years of age, making the average age about 60 by default. I'm not planning on putting it back.
Ta-ta for now! ---- AnalyticalHistoricalHobbyist ( talk) 00:54, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
Did they always wear the Tudor uniform or was it "modernized" at some point and then returned to the original?-- Oudeís talk 23:02, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Seems to be a bit of doubt about when they were formed. The first mention of their formation was in 1516? Deathlibrarian ( talk) 10:13, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
all the detail about the Battle of Bosworth Field has nothing to do with the Yeoman of the guard. I suggest it be reduced to one short paragraph stating that Henry Tudor created it in gratitude to his bodyguards at that battle. Surely nothing more is needed or relevant. Humphrey Tribble ( talk) 23:27, 25 June 2023 (UTC)