coronation

King George V and Queen Mary, like King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, were crowned as King and Queen of the United Kingdom (and Dominions) and as Emperor and Empress of India. Their 1911 coronation was luckily less eventful than that of George’s parents.George came to the throne following his father’s death on 6 May 1910. The couple had been very involved with his parents’…

For the first time in seventy years, Britain will see a king crowned. After almost three quarters of a century of female rule, there is a whole generation who, rightly, know nothing of the pointless debate about the validity of female rule. And yet, seven decades ago, as arguably the most important monarch in British history was crowned, discussions continued about whether is was right to crown a…

On the 30th of October in 1485 in Westminster Abbey the Tudor dynasty officially began with the coronation of King Henry VII. His reign had begun two months earlier on a battle field but it was cemented and celebrated two months later in the ancient walls of Westminster Abbey.By taking the throne, he brought to an end the War of the Roses. He had beaten Richard III who had become king in 1483…