The coronation of William IV and his wife, Adelaide, as king and queen of the United Kingdom took place on Thursday, 8 September 1831, over fourteen months after he succeeded to the throne of the Unit
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Adelaide of Saxe Meiningen
The Gold State Coach, drawn by eight horses, in the Royal Mews
Cartoon by Robert Seymour mocking the cut-price coronation.
Coronation of George IV
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The coronation of George IV as king of the United Kingdom took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 19 July 1821. Originally scheduled for 1 August of the previous year, the ceremony had been postpo
Coronation of William IV and Adelaide
…coronation was overshadowed by the political turbulence of the time, while the Reform Bill was undergoing debate. William's coronation, following that of George IV on 19 July 1821, was the second of three in the nineteenth century. The next coronation was that of his niece and successor, Victoria, on Thursday, 28…
King George IV in his coronation robes, by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1821
George IV with the train of his robe being carried by eight sons of peers and the Master of the Robes
An artist's impression of Queen Caroline and Lord Hood being refused entry to the abbey by a doorman
The moment of George's crowning at Westminster Abbey