St. Edward's Crown - and its use since 1689
Posted by JamesL
on 7/5/2023, 18:59:41
Just one more question about St. Edward's Crown, as I read somewhere else that in fact "it wasn't used for around 200 years after 1689". So: 1) William III & Mary II both used it, but then Queen Anne decided not to at her own coronation. Was there a reason given at the time? 2) What did Anne and the succeeding monarchs - the 4 Georges, William IV, Victoria, and Edward VII use at their coronations? And 3) Last but not least, when George V revived the use of St. Edward's Crown at his own coronation, was any particular reason publicly stated at the time?
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