Royal Maundy is a religious service in the Church of England held on Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday. At the service, the British monarch or a royal official ceremonially distributes small
A Royal Maundy ceremony in 1867
Jesus Washing Peter's Feet by Ford Madox Brown
A Royal Maundy ceremony in 1877
Queen Elizabeth II (centre, in blue) and Prince Philip hold nosegays as they leave Wakefield Cathedral in West Yorkshire after the 2005 Royal Maundy
The British fourpence coin, sometimes known as a groat, "joey" or fourpenny bit, is a British silver coin worth 1⁄60 of one pound or 1⁄3 of one shilling. It is a continuation of the English groat seri
1888 groat obverse
A group of groats joined for use in jewellery