Queen's Chaplain Roger Hall joins Andrew Eborn to announce a special chance to name the baby Raven at The Tower of London
- 3 years ago
Andrew Eborn is joined by The Queen's Chaplain Roger Hall MBE to announce a special chance to name the baby Raven at The Tower of London
The Tower of London is celebrating the end of its longest closure since World War Two by asking the public to name a raven chick. Born in March, the young corvid will be named either Florence, Matilda, Branwen, Bronte or Winifred. It's 3rd year in a row the Tower of London’s breeding pair of ravens Huginn and Muninn have produced chicks! Ravenmaster Chris Skaife is caring for four happy and healthy chicks, more than expected, and we will be welcoming two of them to join the Tower’s legendary corvid community. Our new arrivals will take the total number of resident ravens to a reassuring nine, three more than the required minimum of six. The Ravenmaster has already named our new baby boy raven Edgar, in honour of Edgar Allan Poe, celebrated poet and author of ‘The Raven’. But what about our other new recruit, a baby girl? We need you to help us #NameOurRaven!
Vote for your favourite name from Ravenmaster Chris's shortlist of names, drawn from history, mythology, and famous tales from the Tower’s past, using the form below.
Matilda
Named after fearsome medieval monarch Empress Matilda, who battled her cousin Stephen of Blois over her claim to the English throne in the 1130s and 40s.
Branwen
Named after the deity from Celtic mythology, whose name translates as ‘Blessed Raven’.
Brontë
Named after 19th-century literary legends the Brontë sisters, who authored some of Britain’s best-loved Gothic novels including Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights.
Winifred
Named after Winifred Maxwell, Countess of Nithsdale, remembered for plotting her husband Lord Nithsdale’s incredible escape from the Tower in 1716 disguised as a woman.
Florence
Named after Florence Nightingale, pioneering British nurse and social reformer, and namesake of the UK’s NHS Nightingale critical care hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic.
We’ll announce the winning name on Wednesday 19 May, the same day we lower the drawbridge and welcome visitors back to the Tower!
Charles Spencer "It’s rare to find an interviewer who’s done such a phenomenal amount of homework - thank you @AndrewEborn for such a dynamic interview. "
"Quite simply, Andrew Eborn is a genius. Despite having fingers in more pies than Mr. Ginster, he manages to juggle all his interests and epitomise success. Entrepreneur, TV host, magician and bon viveur, I'm not sure how he measures failure as he's never failed at anything - but if you want advice on how to succeed Eborn's the man." Ian Freeman, Treasurer, Royal Variety Charity, nephew of legendary impresarios Leslie Grade and (Lord) Lew Grade and theatre producer (Lord) Bernard Delfont.
" Brilliant buzzing & fun!" Ed Hood
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The Tower of London is celebrating the end of its longest closure since World War Two by asking the public to name a raven chick. Born in March, the young corvid will be named either Florence, Matilda, Branwen, Bronte or Winifred. It's 3rd year in a row the Tower of London’s breeding pair of ravens Huginn and Muninn have produced chicks! Ravenmaster Chris Skaife is caring for four happy and healthy chicks, more than expected, and we will be welcoming two of them to join the Tower’s legendary corvid community. Our new arrivals will take the total number of resident ravens to a reassuring nine, three more than the required minimum of six. The Ravenmaster has already named our new baby boy raven Edgar, in honour of Edgar Allan Poe, celebrated poet and author of ‘The Raven’. But what about our other new recruit, a baby girl? We need you to help us #NameOurRaven!
Vote for your favourite name from Ravenmaster Chris's shortlist of names, drawn from history, mythology, and famous tales from the Tower’s past, using the form below.
Matilda
Named after fearsome medieval monarch Empress Matilda, who battled her cousin Stephen of Blois over her claim to the English throne in the 1130s and 40s.
Branwen
Named after the deity from Celtic mythology, whose name translates as ‘Blessed Raven’.
Brontë
Named after 19th-century literary legends the Brontë sisters, who authored some of Britain’s best-loved Gothic novels including Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights.
Winifred
Named after Winifred Maxwell, Countess of Nithsdale, remembered for plotting her husband Lord Nithsdale’s incredible escape from the Tower in 1716 disguised as a woman.
Florence
Named after Florence Nightingale, pioneering British nurse and social reformer, and namesake of the UK’s NHS Nightingale critical care hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic.
We’ll announce the winning name on Wednesday 19 May, the same day we lower the drawbridge and welcome visitors back to the Tower!
Charles Spencer "It’s rare to find an interviewer who’s done such a phenomenal amount of homework - thank you @AndrewEborn for such a dynamic interview. "
"Quite simply, Andrew Eborn is a genius. Despite having fingers in more pies than Mr. Ginster, he manages to juggle all his interests and epitomise success. Entrepreneur, TV host, magician and bon viveur, I'm not sure how he measures failure as he's never failed at anything - but if you want advice on how to succeed Eborn's the man." Ian Freeman, Treasurer, Royal Variety Charity, nephew of legendary impresarios Leslie Grade and (Lord) Lew Grade and theatre producer (Lord) Bernard Delfont.
" Brilliant buzzing & fun!" Ed Hood
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