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Dick Whittington and His Cat is the English folklore surrounding the real-life Richard Whittington (c. 1354–1423), wealthy merchant and later Lord Mayor of London. [1] The legend describes his rise from poverty-stricken childhood with the fortune he made through the sale of his cat to a rat-infested country.
19. Juni 2020 · Dick Whittington wusste sich zu helfen, er besorgte sich für einen Penny eine Katze, die von nun an die Ratten und Mäuse jagte und fraß. Eine Katze als Glückbringerin? Lest einfach weiter….
Dick Whittington. Who was Dick Whittington? Watch this story, one of our 'British tales' videos about characters and people from British history, to find out!
15. Apr. 2024 · Dick Whittington was an English merchant and lord mayor of London who became a well-known figure in legend and traditional pantomime. Whittington, who was the son of a knight of Gloucestershire, opened a mercer’s shop in London that supplied velvets and damasks to such notables as Henry Bolingbroke.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Richard Dick Whittington (* um 1354; † März 1423) war ein englischer Kaufmann und Politiker des Spätmittelalters. Er war dreimal Lord Mayor of London, Unterhaus abgeordneter und Sheriff von London.
25. Sept. 2023 · The titular ‘Dick’ is based on Richard Whittington, the medieval mayor of London who, just like his panto counterpart, left his home in the countryside and made his fortune in the big smoke. But how much of the story, which has captivated theatre-goers for centuries, is drawn from reality?
The tale of the poor boy who becomes Lord Mayor of London has been a staple of British pantomimes since at least the nineteenth century. But where did this classic home-grown English fairy tale come from? And what basis did the Dick Whittington story have in reality?
