Coronation AnecdotesContains a collection of interesting fragments of English coronation ceremonies. Originally published in 1823. |
Contents
Contents | 1 |
Anecdotes of the Disused Ceremonies of | 14 |
Anecdotes of the Assistant Offices of the Coronation | 29 |
Anecdotes of the Actual Ceremonies of | 45 |
The Regalia | 101 |
The Presenting of the Spurs and Word and the Girding | 116 |
Footnotes | 180 |
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