The coronation of the monarch of the United Kingdom is an initiation ceremony in which they are formally invested with regalia and crowned at Westminster Abbey. It corresponds to the coronations that
Coronation of Harold Godwinson at Westminster Abbey in 1066, from the Bayeux Tapestry
Coronation of Henry IV at Westminster Abbey in 1399
Alexander III at his coronation aged eight at Scone Abbey in 1249, being greeted by the royal poet who will recite the king's genealogy
Partial illustration of the State Procession prior to the Coronation of James II and Mary of Modena at Westminster, 23 April 1685
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Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England. Since 1066, it has been the location of the c
Coronation of the British monarch
…The coronation of the monarch of the United Kingdom is an initiation ceremony in which they are formally invested with regalia and crowned at Westminster Abbey. It corresponds to the coronations that formerly took place in other European monarchies, which have all abandoned coronations in favour of inauguration…
Westminster Abbey's western façade
Ceiling of Henry VII Chapel
Westminster Abbey at the time of Edward the Confessor's funeral, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, 11th century
The Chamber of the Pyx, one of the few remaining 11th-century sections of the church