Coronation Prices Through English History Chronicle
An account traces coronation ceremony costs from William I to George II, noting prices in old coins, shifts across reigns, and the evolving value of money. It discusses lavish royal entertainments, a Hague letter on French mediation, Danish regiments near Altona, and rumors of the Czarina’s death impacting Russian operations. It also mentions Marshal Broglio’s powers and political manoeuvres in Paris and London, with related military updates and noble peerage news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
William Rufus
Henry I
Stephen
Henry
Richard
John
Henry II
Edward
Edward LH
Edward III
Richard the Iid
Henry IV
Henry V
Henry VI
Edward IV
Edward V
Richard III
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Queen Mary
James I
Charles I
Charles II
James II
King William’s
Queen Anne
George I
George II
Hague
Petersburgh
England
France
Marshal Broglio
Paris
London
Duke de Choiseuil
Stanley
Ferdinand
Bellesle
Pondicherry
Dominica
James Lowther
Great Britain
Tsle
Kay
Whitehaven
Viscount Lonsdale
Barbw Lowther
Tower
Nore
Earl of Denbigh
Lancashire Militia
Brentwood
Tensions at Guildhall and oddities of a London week
The Daily Register reports mass releases under the Insolvency Act at Guildhall, plus several cases: Patrick Quin sent to Newgate for sugar theft from Coxe's Key. Richard Jones charged with coercing his apprentice up a chimney, remanded for further examination. A disturbance mars Drury Lane as Garrick is toppled in his chair. Mayor Henry Adams is elected Salopian chief magistrate. A lavish christening feast at Mr John Hibbert’s near Waiton features a whole lamb and festive excess funded by in‑laws. George Wilson of Harbottle marries in Alwinton, a long notice praising his life, trade, and journeys from Harbottle to Jedburgh. Reports from Hexham cite river flooding blocking markets and island evacuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guildhall
Patrick Quin
Alderman Challenor
Newgate
Coxe
Richard Jones
Compter
Garrick
Drury Lane Playhouse
Henry, Adams
Salop
John Hibbert
Heffam
Waiton
Surry
George Wilson
Harbottle
Jedburgh
Robert Wright
Alwinton
Northumberland
Coquet Water
Flatbottle
Hexham
London Gazette notices on royal marriage and military affairs
London announces the marriage of the King to a Princess and conveys royal replies from the City of London. Reports from Prussia Austria and Saxony describe troop movements near Dorsten and the Lippe with mentions of the Princes of Soubise and Henry of Prussia. Also included are public addresses from the City to the Queen and King, and notices from the Admiralty and Navy Office about duties, logistics, and recruitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James’s
City of London
Duke of Devonshire
William Moreton
Fames Hodges
St. James's
Duke of
Manchester
Commons
Cit
London
Expres
James Hodges
Leicester House
Princess Dowager of
Wales
Lord? Botton
Princess Dowager of Wales
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Daily Register of Commerce and Intelligence
The
London Gazette
Paffau
Ition Lamberg
College of Cardinals
Hamburgh
Glogau
Prussia
Austria
Rosia
Saxony
Prince Henry of
Pomerania
Wolfenbuttel
Duffsdorff
Dorften
Prince of
Soubrie
Wesel
M. Vogue
Holterhausen
Lippe
Westerbolt
Warpurg
Lower Rhine
Dorien
Vierset
Dulmen
Soubise
Pasg the Lippe
Magdaburgh
Silesia
Kuntzeiwitz
Kuntzendorff
Europe
Jacob Henriques
King’s Arms
A.B
St. Paul’s
Admiralty-Office
Lancaster
Cornwall
Admiralty
Deptford
Philip Stephens
Navy
His Majesty’s Navy
Norice
Rogers
His Majesty
Plymouth