The coronation of Edward the Confessor, 1042. Edward the Confessor, Saxon king of England and Christian saint, lends holiness to the dynastic monarchy that came after him.

King Charles, 76, is seen in his painting wearing his Robe of State, which he wore while entering Westminster Abbey for the coronation service, in his portrait by Peter Kuhfeld.

King Charles, 76, is seen in his painting wearing his Robe of State, which he wore while entering Westminster Abbey for the coronation service, in his portrait by Peter Kuhfeld.

Coronation of a Portiate of the Blessed Virgin at St. Mary's Church, Hoboken.. Share full article. June 21, 1858.

The crown was created for the 1911 coronation of King George V, according to the Royal Collection Trust. Set with 2,200 diamonds, the crown was worn by his wife Queen Mary at the coronation.

“Here she was painting her place in history with her outfit.” Also taking her place in history was Margrethe, who wore black to her own coronation in 1972, as it followed the death of her ...

“Coronation” is on view at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. Paintings of Mary’s Coronation usually take one of two variants: her coronation by the entire Trinity or, in this case, by ...

Eileen Hogan, an Emeritus Professor at the University of the Arts London and a Royal Drawing School trustee, was commissioned to paint the coronation service - the first woman to be given the role.

Queen Consort Camilla is avoiding controversy with her choice of crown for her and King Charles III’s coronation. The former Prince of Wales assumed the throne in September 2022 immediately ...

The official coronation portrait of Britain’s King Charles was made public on Tuesday, two years after he was crowned, in a tradition dating back more than 400 years to a time when such a ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released an edited version of a 17th-century Italian painting to remove cleavage from the Virgin Mary.