Coronation : a history of the British monarchy
Strong, Roy2022
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As a boy of sixteen, Roy Strong watched the grand procession carrying Queen Elizabeth II to her coronation. The spectacle was considered the greatest public event of the century. But now, so many years later, many people have little notion of what a coronation is and are unaware of the rich resonances of the ritual, or its deep significance in terms of the committal of monarch to people. This book is the first of its kind - a comprehensive history that sets each coronation into its political, social, religious and cultural context. The story is one of constant re-invention as the service has had to respond to all the changes in fortune of the monarchy or the country: everything from legitimising usurpers to reconciling a Catholic rite to the tenets of Protestantism.
Main title:
Coronation : a history of the British monarchy / Roy Strong.
Author:
Strong, Roy, author
Edition:
Updated edition.
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2022.
Collation:
440 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: London: HarperCollins, 2005.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008550066 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941.0099941.009
Language:
English
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BRN:
1124011
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