On this day in 1727 George II is crowned at Westminster Abbey.
George Frideric Handel was commissioned to write four new coronation anthems for the service.
One of these anthems, Zadok the Priest, has been played at every British coronation since.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW9Uudkx42g
George Frideric Handel was commissioned to write four new coronation anthems for the service.
One of these anthems, Zadok the Priest, has been played at every British coronation since.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW9Uudkx42g
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