The Coronation of King George I
16th March 2023
The Coronation of King George I in 1714
marked the beginning of a new dynasty on the throne of Great
Britain but its crowning moment was rather a difficult affair in
more ways than one. After Queen Anne’s death in August 1714,
George inherited the throne due to the 1702 Act of Settlement which
ensured that a Protestant became monarch. George was Elector of
Hanover at the time and set out…

