Tynwald Day (1925)

Item title reads - Tynwald Day. Ancient ceremony of proclaiming Assembly of Parliament and reading of the Island Laws. Douglas, Isle of Man. L/S as the camera pans down over a canopy with a peaked top, officials are assembled underneath it. Soldiers with guns stand on either side. M/S of two official looking men in robes and judges’ wigs reading from the paper. M/S as a soldier with a sword walks through the crowds followed by officials, they all enter Parliament building. People at the side take their hats off. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont Briti