Royal Maundy Royal Maundy 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 silver coins known as "Maundy money" (legally, "the Queen's Maundy money") as symbolic alms to elderly recipients. The coins are legal tender but do not circulate because of their silver content and numismatic value. A small sum of ordinary money is also given in lieu of gifts of clothing and food that the sovereign once bestowed on Maundy recipients. The name "Maundy" and the ceremony
Thursday October Christian I house was the oldest building still standing on the island, until it was demolished on 12 March 2004 because of termite damage. Thursday's life story was written by R. M. Ballantyne in "The Lonely Island; or, The Refuge of the Mutineers" (1880). He also appears in Charles Dickens' "The Long Voyage" (1853). Thursday October Christian is also mentioned on the Rasputina album "Oh Perilous World". Thursday October Christian I Thursday October Christian (14 October 1790 – 21 April 1831) was the first son of Fletcher Christian (leader of the historical mutiny on the "Bounty") and his Tahitian wife Mauatua. He