Out of the Margins

Old Traditions and New Hopes

The ceremony for coronations may have changed, but its echoes stretch back a millennium.

Eleanor Parker | Published in Volume 73 Issue 5 May 2023

The coronation of Edward the Confessor, from Flores Historiarum by Matthew Paris, 13th century.
The coronation of Edward the Confessor, from Flores Historiarum by Matthew Paris, 13th century. Bridgeman Images.

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