Crowns & Coronations
Author | : William Jones |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 622 |
Release | : 1883 |
Genre | : Coronations |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : William Jones |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 622 |
Release | : 1883 |
Genre | : Coronations |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Marjorie Bowen |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 95 |
Release | : 2022-07-21 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
"Crowns and Scepters" is an investigation of the origins and history of the coronation ceremony that was created on crowning His Majesty King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The book tells of pageantry, religious significance, and symbolism of the coronation ceremony, mentions some interesting incidents, anecdotes, and oddities connected with coronations, and provides a list of places usually connected with such ceremonies. It also tells stories of royal infants, usurpers, uncrowned kings, and pretenders that don't usually enter the official history of the monarchy.
Author | : Tracy Borman |
Publisher | : Grove Atlantic |
Total Pages | : 399 |
Release | : 2022-02-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0802159117 |
An in-depth look at the British monarchy that’s “a superb synthesis of historical analysis, politics, and top-notch royal gossip” (Kirkus Reviews). Since William the Conqueror, duke of Normandy, crossed the English Channel in 1066 to defeat King Harold II and unite England’s various kingdoms, forty-one kings and queens have sat on Britain’s throne. “Shining examples of royal power and majesty alongside a rogue’s gallery of weak, lazy, or evil monarchs,” as Tracy Borman describes them in her sparkling chronicle, Crown & Sceptre. Ironically, during very few of these 955 years has the throne’s occupant been unambiguously English—whether Norman French, the Welsh-born Tudors, the Scottish Stuarts, and the Hanoverians and their German successors to the present day. Acknowledging the intrinsic fascination with British royalty, Borman lifts the veil to reveal the remarkable characters and personalities who have ruled and, since the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, more ceremonially reigned. It is a crucial distinction explaining the staying power of the monarchy as the royal family has evolved and adapted to the needs and opinions of its people, avoiding the storms of rebellion that brought many of Europe’s royals to an abrupt end. Richard II; Henry VIII; Elizabeth I; George III; Victoria; Elizabeth II: their names evoke eras and the dramatic events Borman recounts. She is equally attuned to the fabric of monarchy: royal palaces; the way monarchs have been portrayed in art, on coins, in the media; the ceremony and pageantry surrounding the crown. Elizabeth II is already one of the longest reigning monarchs in history. Crown & Sceptre is a fitting tribute to her remarkable longevity and that of the magnificent institution she represents. “Crown & Sceptre brings us in short, vivid chapters from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth herself, much of it constituting a dark record of bumping off adversaries, rivals and spouses, confiscating vast estates and military invasions…. [A] lucid, character-rich book.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune “Borman’s deep understanding of English royalty shines.” —Chris Schluep, Amazon Editors’ Picks, The Best History Books of February 2022
Author | : David Hilliam |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2011-09-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0752470795 |
Coronations are very public occasions, typically seen as meticulously planned formal ceremonies where everything runs smoothly. But behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey lie extraordinary but true stories of mayhem, confusion and merriment. In this book we travel through over a thousand years of England's history to reveal the real character of its kings and queens. Also packed with facts about how the service, traditions and accessories have changed over the years, Crown, Orb & Sceptre provides both a compelling read and an accessible and irreverent reference guide to one of the most spectacular ceremonies in England's heritage.
Author | : Anna Keay |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Crown jewels |
ISBN | : 9780500289822 |
This text captures the magnificence of a collection of symbolic objects steeped in English history like no other: the crown jewels.
Author | : William Jones (F.S.A.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 551 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : Coronations |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Annie Bullen |
Publisher | : Dundurn |
Total Pages | : 65 |
Release | : 2013-12-30 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1459725638 |
On June 2, 1953, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in Westminster Abbey. In 2013 - 60 years later - a nation comes together once more to celebrate that special event.
Author | : Lucinda Gosling |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2013-06-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0747813779 |
An exploration of coronations from before the time of William the Conqueror through to Elizabeth II's glorious coronation in 1953. The monarchy has made many concessions to the modern age, but the affirming rituals of the coronation – the pageantry, the theatre and the symbolism – are centuries old. Looking at the British coronation from its beginnings, Lucinda Gosling takes the reader on a thematic journey through the history and meaning of these elaborate ceremonies. She reveals the finely tuned planning involved, explains the symbolism of the regalia, and reminds us that past coronations did not always go according to plan. She also looks at the increasing public involvement in the coronations of the twentieth century, from street parties to the advent of television, showing how the event evolved into the glorious global celebration of 1953 and became an internationally recognised expression of Britain's heritage and national identity.
Author | : Alice Hunt |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 253 |
Release | : 2008-09-25 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1139474669 |
The coronation was, and perhaps still is, one of the most important ceremonies of a monarch's reign. This book examines the five coronations that took place in England between 1509 and 1559. It considers how the sacred rite and its related ceremonies and pageants responded to monarchical and religious change, and charts how they were interpreted by contemporary observers. Hunt challenges the popular position that has conflated royal ceremony with political propaganda and argues for a deeper understanding of the symbolic complexity of ceremony. At the heart of the study is an investigation into the vexed issues of legitimacy and representation which leads Hunt to identify the emergence of an important and fruitful exchange between ceremony and drama. This exchange will have significant implications for our understanding both of the period's theatre and of the cultural effects of the Protestant Reformation.
Author | : Alessandro Silvano Picchi |
Publisher | : Youcanprint |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2018-12-11 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 8827861971 |
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