The Drama of Coronation: Medieval Ceremony in Early Modern England

by Alice Hunt

Book Overview

The coronation was, and perhaps still is, one of the most important ceremonies of a monarch's reign. This book examines the five coronations that took place in England between 1509 and 1559. It considers how the sacred rite and its related ceremonies and pageants responded to monarchical and religious change, and charts how they were interpreted by contemporary observers. Hunt challenges the popular position that has conflated royal ceremony with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521182875
• ISBN13: 9780521182874
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"