Coronation of British Monarchs


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Archbishop Reynolds of Canterbury placed the crown of Edward the Confessor onto the head of Edward III on February 1, 1327. The crown was fitted with extra padding to ensure it did not topple off. Edward was just fourteen.
 
A collection of "Vivat!" from all four coronations of the 20th century:
 
Full audio broadcast of the coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 1937:
 
VictoriaB said:
My understanding is that the English titles have seniority followed by Scottish titles and then Irish titles. After the Act of Union of 1707 new titles were created in the Peerage of Great Britain and then, since 1801, all new peerages are Peerages of the UK regardless of where the territorial designation is. .
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There is nothing in the Treaty of Union about English titles having seniority over Scottish titles. English Lords may think they are superior but they are not. Scotland is actually the senior party in the "union" because it is the older country, and in deed, the oldest monarchy in Europe.
 
Posts about the future coronation of King Charles III have been moved here.
 
Preparations for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952:

 
CyrilVladisla said:
The coronation cup of King James II, 1685
Stalking the Belle Époque
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The Coronation of James II took place on the 23rd of April 1685 and was described as a Spectacular Coronation!
However the king did not partake in Communion in the Protestant rite and had had been anointed and crowned in Roman Catholic rite at the chapel Royal of Whitehall the previous day!
 
It’s a good thing Charles has already had his appendix out! Edward VII’s coronation had to be postponed due to Edward contracting appendicitis and having to have it removed.
 
Coronation preparations of Queen Elizabeth II: The Gold State Coach and models of the route
 
sarahedwards2 said:
It’s a good thing Charles has already had his appendix out! Edward VII’s coronation had to be postponed due to Edward contracting appendicitis and having to have it removed.
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Even though he needed surgery and the Coronation was postponed, he did not actually have it removed.
 
https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/tag/st-edwards-crown/


Just scroll down for the history of St Edward’s Crown at Coronations.

Only six monarchs have been crowned with St Edward’s Crown since the Restoration: Charles II (1661), James II (1685), William III (1689), George V (1911), George VI (1937) and Elizabeth II (1953). Mary II and Anne were crowned with small diamond crowns of their own; George I, George II, George III and William IV with the State Crown of George I; George IV with a large new diamond crown made specially for the occasion; and Queen Victoria and Edward VII chose not to use St. Edward’s Crown because of its weight and instead used the lighter 1838 version of the Imperial State Crown. When not used to crown the monarch, St Edward’s Crown was placed on the altar during the coronation; however, it did not feature at all at the coronation of Queen Victoria.
 
Who was the first monarch of England to have a coronation and a bank holiday was declared?
 
CyrilVladisla said:
Who was the first monarch of England to have a coronation and a bank holiday was declared?
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I'm not 100% sure if there was a Bank Holiday in 1937 for George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
The late Queen's coronation in June 1953 was however followed by an additional bank holiday.
 
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Anne Boleyn was almost 6 months pregnant at this stage and only the week before Archbishop Cranmer declared the marriage of Henry and Catherine was unlawful.

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The Peerage and the Coronation of George I

....Tenison’s age may have been a factor in several missteps during the ceremony. The two bishops traditionally assigned to assist the monarch as supporters, the bishops of Bath and Wells and Durham were subjected to several humiliations. First, they were unable to accompany the king under his canopy by ‘colonels and military men’ thrusting them out of the way. Then, Tenison refused to let them take communion with the king, forcing them to bow to both altar and monarch and retire as gracefully as possible. [Marshall, George Hooper, 130-1].

One of the Countess of Cowper’s companions felt that Tension overdid his demands for the congregation’s consent, asking: ‘does the old fool think that anyone here will say no to his question, when there are so many drawn swords.’ [Cowper Diary, 3-5]. However, Tenison was hardly responsible for the Sicilian and Venetian ambassadors quarrelling over their positions in the gallery reserved for foreign ministers, or for the collapse of some scaffolding which killed over 20 people.....
https://thehistoryofparliament.wordpress.com/2023/04/06/the-peerage-and-the-coronation-of-george-i/

it's worth to read this article
 
The coronation: history and ceremonial

...Queen Victoria’s coronation in 1838 was the last at which there was a public distribution of medals struck for the occasion. The ceremony took five hours and suffered from a lack of rehearsal. Only the Queen and the Sub-Dean of Westminster understood what was supposed to take place. The coronation ring was forced onto the wrong finger, an elderly peer fell down the steps while making homage and a bishop wrongly told Victoria the ceremony was over, which meant she had to return to her seat to finish the service....
https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9412/CBP-9412.pdf
 
Spheno said:
The coronation: history and ceremonial

...Queen Victoria’s coronation in 1838 was the last at which there was a public distribution of medals struck for the occasion. The ceremony took five hours and suffered from a lack of rehearsal. Only the Queen and the Sub-Dean of Westminster understood what was supposed to take place. The coronation ring was forced onto the wrong finger, an elderly peer fell down the steps while making homage and a bishop wrongly told Victoria the ceremony was over, which meant she had to return to her seat to finish the service....
https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9412/CBP-9412.pdf
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You can read more on the Coronation Portrait of Queen Victoria
https://www.rct.uk/collection/40540...en-victoria-in-westminster-abbey-28-june-1838
 
Ten things not known about Coronations include the fact that the Bishop of Winchester crowned Queen Mary I.
 
The Westminster Abbey youtube channel have posted a number of Coronation stories,hope you enjoy them.

George IV and the banned Queen Consort ,July 1821

Queen Victoria and the wrong finger in June 1838

Edward VII and his postponed 1902 Coronation
 
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