London's Top 5 Pub Names...

Some trivia from our blog for the holiday parties!

Why does it seem like all London pub names involve someone’s head or arms? And why do the same names repeat again and again?

Turns out that no, there is not a glitch in the matrix, and it’s all actually quite straightforward.

It started with King Richard II in the 1300s. Legend has it he decreed that pub signs must carry his emblem, the White Hart. The emblem’s origins are contested. Perhaps it had something to do with King Richard II’s “fair mother”, or maybe it was a way for Richard II to distance himself from his warmongering scary father by rebranding himself as the good pious one with a white stag (and a pint).

There are twelve White Harts in London today. However, at twelve, the White Hart is far from the most popular pub name in London....

Full article - https://www.socialwise.io/post/5-most-popular-london-pub-names