Scottish material culture in historical coronations
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Interactive resource
Creator (person)
Wyld, Helen
Date published
May 2023
Abstract
On 6 May Charles III’s coronation will take place in Westminster Abbey – where English monarchs have been crowned since at least the 11th century. But Charles is not just king of England, he is king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as fourteen Commonwealth countries and, since 1603, Great Britain has included Scotland. So where does Scotland feature in the coronation ceremony? Helen Wyld, Senior Curator of Historic Textiles, examines the place of Scotland in the coronation of British monarchs from the 17th century to the present through objects in our collections.
Publisher
National Museums Scotland
Place of publication
Edinburgh
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