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Coronation Traditions Compare Russian and English Monarchies
Observers note a Russian Czars coronation awe and compare with Edward VII’s forthcoming British ceremony. The piece recalls historic rites from 558 AD to Westminster Abbey, including the Stone of Destiny, the anointing vessel, and past monarchs’ coronations, while predicting lavish modern pageantry and shifts away from old spectacle like the king’s champion and state banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Ireland
Lord Salisbury
Westminster
Willam the Conqueror
Merbury
William
Assin
York
Edward the Confessor
Scotland
Edward I
England
Westminster Abbey
Edward
Thomas a'Becket
Richard I
Lion Heart
Edward 11
Imie Tver
Henry VII
Richard 11
William IV
Victora
George IV
Europe
Walter Scott
Jutt
Waverley
Westminster Hall
George TV
Scott
Gage