From music that's featured in every coronation since 1727, to the traditional way the day ends, here are some little-known facts about the coronation.
To celebrate King Charles III's Coronation on Saturday 6th May 2023, we have uncovered the lesser-known facts about our new monarch.
King Charles III became the British monarch immediately after his mother's death, with his coronation taking place on May 6, 2023. Show more - Description Published by D. Clark, Sep 13, 2024Editor’s Picks Current statistics on this topic Government Finances Value of the Sovereign Grant in...
Although Death on the Nile was released afterward, this film will mark the second Sir Kenneth Branagh film in a row not to be scored by Sir Patrick Doyle due to being commissioned to write King Charles III’ coronation march; the first was Belfast, which did not use an original score. ...
While we’ve produced Bibles for several coronation ceremonies (includingthe upcoming coronation of King Charles III), we had to produce two for the Coronation of George VI in 1937. The first, a particularly extravagant Bible, proved too heavy to carry and had to be replaced at short notice ...
executed. Charles I was famously deposed, put on trial, and beheaded for treason at the end of the English Civil War. Executing a king was a big deal, and maybe some people were still a little uncomfortable about it afterward,becausethey chose to deal with the body in a truly bizarre ...
He used to be known as Charles the Well-Loved as people adored him. But as with King George III, insanity seemed to take over. After that he was called Charles the Mad. Poor man. Apparently the first time that people saw that little streak of insanity was when he became rather irritate...
Coronation of British monarchs, ceremony whereby a British king or queen is inaugurated into office through a number of rituals that include receiving upon his or her head the crown. Elements of British coronations can be traced back to Edgar’s crowning
Prince Andrew, duke of York is the third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh, and younger brother of Charles III. For 22 years, until the birth of his nephew Prince William, he was second in the line of succession to the Brit
Read moreRead more about King Charles III Read more Spanish Armada Philip and Elizabeth King Philip II’s decision to attempt an overthrow of Queen Elizabeth I was several years in the making. Despite their family connections—Philip had once been married to Elizabeth’s half‑sister, Mary—th...