A comprehensive history that sets each coronation into its political, social, religious and cultural context. This book concentrates on post-1603 developments, ... » 

A comprehensive history that sets each coronation into its political, social, religious and cultural context. This book concentrates on post-1603 developments, including the story of the Stuarts, when the crown jewels used for hundreds of years at coronations were melted down as symbols of the hated Divine Right of Kings. «