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Rose Queen

Rose Queen

The culture and flowering of roses has been celebrated since at least Ancient Roman times, when the lavish Rosalia (also known as rosatio, meaning rose adornmen...
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The culture and flowering of roses has been celebrated since at least Ancient Roman times, when the lavish Rosalia (also known as rosatio, meaning rose adornment) carnival was staged. And, rose growing nations have held various themed events ever since. From the 1880s, the rose queen festival, mostly held in June, became a major annual event in towns and villages across the UK, especially in Lancashire - known as the red rose county, following the Wars of the Roses (1455-87).
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Canon EOS 6D

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settings

Aperture 63/10 ISO 125 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 50/1

location

location

Lancashire, GB

upload_date

upload_date

Jun, 2023

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124

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Awards

Contender in the Visual Poetry Project

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