Dick Whittington and his cat

<p>What do you think of when anyone mentions to you the words <strong><em>Dick Whittington</em></strong>? For most people maybe the first words that spring to mind might be cat mayor or pantomime ...</p><p>However there is more to this fellow than meets the eye. You see <em><u>Dick Whittington</u></em> was real. He existed.</p><p>Born in the 1350s he grew up to be a wealthy businessman using his wealth to pay for public projects. He was a Councilman for London Alderman and Sheriff of the City of London (but not all at the same time!). He was a friend of kings and mayor of London no less than 4 times - and as regards the pantomime this was first performed around 1814 and continues as a firm favourite amongst pantomime goers to this day!</p><p>Now in this delightful little book Eileen Fry describes some less well known facts about this most charismatic character from history . Many of the places associated with him can still be visited today including St Michael Paternoster Church in London where he is buried (though the exact burial site itself is not known).</p><p><br></p>