Coronation : a history of the British monarchy /
by Strong, Roy.
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BookPublisher: London : William Collins, 2022Edition: Updated edition.Description: 440 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780008550066 (hbk.) :; 0008550069 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 941.0099 STRSubject(s): Coronations -- Great Britain -- History | History | History | United Kingdom, Great Britain | Biography: historical, political & military | Biography: royalty | European history | Social & cultural history | Great Britain -- Kings and rulersSummary: As a boy of sixteen, Roy Strong watched the grand procession carrying Queen Elizabeth II to her coronation. The spectacle was considered the greatest public event of the century. But now, so many years later, many people have little notion of what a coronation is and are unaware of the rich resonances of the ritual, or its deep significance in terms of the committal of monarch to people. This book is the first of its kind - a comprehensive history that sets each coronation into its political, social, religious and cultural context. The story is one of constant re-invention as the service has had to respond to all the changes in fortune of the monarchy or the country: everything from legitimising usurpers to reconciling a Catholic rite to the tenets of Protestantism.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 941.0099 STR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003110245X |
Previous edition: London: HarperCollins, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
As a boy of sixteen, Roy Strong watched the grand procession carrying Queen Elizabeth II to her coronation. The spectacle was considered the greatest public event of the century. But now, so many years later, many people have little notion of what a coronation is and are unaware of the rich resonances of the ritual, or its deep significance in terms of the committal of monarch to people. This book is the first of its kind - a comprehensive history that sets each coronation into its political, social, religious and cultural context. The story is one of constant re-invention as the service has had to respond to all the changes in fortune of the monarchy or the country: everything from legitimising usurpers to reconciling a Catholic rite to the tenets of Protestantism.
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