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0574
Columba
London Crowns Aidan the False
0787
Egfrith
Lichfield Crowned King of Mercia, while his father Offa still ruled
0822
Ceolwulf I
17th Sep Mercia Crowned King of Mercia & Kent
0854
Edmund
25th Dec East Anglia Coronation of Edmund
0900
Edward the Elder
8th June London Crowned at Kings ton-on-Thames, Kings ton is named after the ancient coronation stone
0924
Athelstan
5th Sep Kingston Crowned at Kings ton-on-Thames by Archbishop Wulfstan
0939
Edmund I
16th Nov London Crowned at Kings ton-on-Thames
0946
Edred
16th Aug Kingston Crowned at Kings ton-on-Thames by Archbishop Oda
0956
Eadwig
London Crowned at Kings ton-on-Thames by Archbishop Oda
0973
Edgar
London Crowned as King & gains the homage of eight Princes & the Scottish Kings
0973
Edgar the Peaceful
11th May London Crowned at Bath "Emperor of Britain
11th May Chester Sails with his fleet to Chester where 8 English Kings swear feality to him
0979
Ethelred II the Unready
14th April London Crowned by Dunstan at Kings ton
1016
Canute I
London Crowned King of Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria & East Anglia, divided into Earldoms
1016
Edmund II Ironside
23rd April St Pauls Crowned at St Paul's Cathedral
1017
Canute I
6th Jan St Pauls Crowned at St Paul's cathedral
1027
Canute I
Attends the coronation of Emeror Conrad II
1042
Edward the Confessor
3rd April Westminster Abbey Crowned King of Wessex
1043
Edward the Confessor
2nd April Edward the Confessor is crowned King
1066
Ealdred
Westminster Abbey Crowns Harold II as King of England
25th Dec Westminster Abbey Crowns William I the Conqueror as the King of England
1066
Harold II
6th Jan Westminster Abbey Crowned King of England, on the same day Halley's comet is seen, an ominous portent
6th Jan Westminster Abbey Harold ignores the oath made to William Duke of Normandy in 1064
6th Jan Westminster Abbey Ignores the oath made to William Duke of Normandy in 1064
1066
William I the Conqueror
6th Jan Westminster Abbey Harold ignores the oath made to William Duke of Normandy in 1064
25th Dec Westminster Abbey Crowned King of England on Chris tmas day, the 1st coronation in the Abbey
1068
Eldred
11th May London Eldred Archbishop of York crowns Matilda as Queen of England
1068
Matilda of Flanders
11th May Eldred Archbishop of York crowns Matilda as Queen of England
1068
William I the Conqueror
11th May London Eldred Archbishop of York crowns Matilda as Queen of England
1087
William II Rufus
26th Sep Westminster Abbey Crowned King of England
1100
Henry I
The Charter of Liberties, also called the Coronation Charter, is a written proclamation by Henry I of England, issued upon his ascension to the throne
5th Aug Westminster Abbey Crowned in Westminster Abbey
1100
Matilda
11th Nov Westminster Abbey Crowned in Westminster Abbey
1135
Stephen
26th Dec Westminster Abbey Crowned King of England, on St Stephen's Day
1136
Stephen
22nd Mar Westminster Abbey Stephen's wife, Matilda, was crowned Queen Consort at Westminster Abbey
1141
Matilda
25th Dec Westminster Abbey Crowned for a 2nd time with Stephen by Archbishop Theobald
1141
Stephen
25th Dec Canterbury Again crowned King of England in Canterbury Cathedral by Archbishop Theobald
1148
Stephen
Westminster Abbey Crowned King for the 3rd time
1154
Henry II
19th Dec Westminster Abbey The 1st Angevin King
19th Dec Westminster Abbey The Count of Anjou, son of Matilda daughter of Henry I & Geoffrey Plantagenet
1155
Adrian IV
Vatican Crowns Emperor Frederick I
1170
Becket, Thomas a
27th Nov Westminster Abbey Recrowns Henry II
1170
Henry
14th June Westminster Abbey Crowned by the Archbishop of York despite the rights of the Archbishop of Canterbury
1170
Henry II
22nd July Westminster Abbey Crowned by Archbishop Roger of York in violation of the rights of Thomas a Becket
22nd July Westminster Abbey Offers Becket the chance to return to England & recrown Prince Henry, Becket accepts
1170
Henry the Young King
28th Feb Fostered by Thomas Becket, in June 1170 the fifteen-year-old Henry is crowned king during his father's lifetime, but he never actually ruled and is not counted among the monarchs of England
1170
Roger of Pont L'eveque
14th June Westminster Abbey Crowns Prince Henry against public opinion
14th June Westminster Abbey Infringes the rights of the Archbishop of Canterbury
22nd July Westminster Abbey Crowns Henry II King of England
1189
Berengaria of Navarre
12th May Limassol Crowned Queen of England
1189
Richard I the Lionheart
3rd Sep Westminster Abbey Crowned King of England, 1st time
3rd Sep Westminster Abbey Will spend 6 months of his reign in England
1194
Richard I the Lionheart
17th April Winchester Crowned King of England, 2nd time
1199
John
27th May Westminster Abbey Crowned King of England
1200
John
8th Oct Westminster Abbey John & Isabel are crowned together at Westminster Abbey
1216
Henry III
Gloucester Crowned for the 1st time in Gloucester
28th Oct Westminster Abbey 1st monarch to be crowned in his minority
28th Oct Westminster Abbey Henry III is inducted for a 2nd time
28th Oct Westminster Abbey Swears an oath to defend the Church of God
28th Oct Westminster Abbey Swears an oath to protect the peace of clergy & people & to defend the law
1220
Henry III
17th May Westminster Abbey Crowned for a 2nd time, in Westminster Abbey
1220
Langton, Stephen
17th May Westminster Abbey Carries out the 2nd coronation of Henry III
1236
Edmund of Abingdon
20th Jan Westminster Abbey Officiates at the Coronation of Eleanor of Provence at Westminster
1236
Eleanor of Provence
20th Jan Westminster Abbey The 19 year old is crowned Queen
1236
Montfort, Simon de
20th Jan Westminster Abbey Officiates as High Steward at the coronation of Henry III's Queen, Eleanor of Provence
1257
Richard of Cornwall
Aachen Crowned King of the Romans, 1257-1792
1272
Edward I
20th Nov Westminster Abbey Crowned King of England
1274
Edward I
19th Aug Westminster Abbey Crowned at Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Kilwardby
1274
Kilwardby, Robert
19th Aug Westminster Abbey Crowns Edward I at Westminster Abbey
1307
Edward II
8th July Westminster Abbey Crowned King of England, son of Edward I
1308
Edward II
25th Feb Westminster Abbey New coronation oath binds the King to keep laws passed by consent of the realm
1328
Philippa of Hainault
Westminster Abbey Crowned 3 months before the birth of her 1st son, the Black Prince
1377
Mortimer, Edmund
Westminster Abbey Bears the sword & spurs at Richard II's coronation
1377
Richard II
16th July Westminster Abbey Crowned in Westminster Abbey, 10 yr old grandson of Edward III
1377
Sudbury, Simon
16th July Westminster Abbey Crowns Richard II at Westminster Abbey
1382
Anne of Bohemia
22nd Jan Westminster Abbey Crowned at Westminster Abbey
1399
Henry IV
13th Oct Westminster Abbey Founds the House of Lancaster, 1399-1461
13th Oct Westminster Abbey With the agreement of Parliament becomes the 1st Lancastrian King of England
1421
Catherine of Valois
23rd Feb Westminster Abbey Coronation of Catherine of Valois , Queen to Henry V
1421
Henry V
Westminster Abbey Coronation of Catherine of Valois , Queen to Henry V
1422
Henry VI
1st Sep Westminster Abbey Coronation of Henry VI
1429
Henry VI
6th Nov Westminster Abbey Crowned King of England
1431
Beaufort, Henry
Westminster Abbey Crowns Henry VI as King of France
1431
Henry VI
2nd Dec Paris Crowned as Henry II of France, under the terms of the treaty of Troyes
12th Dec Paris Crowned as Henry II of France, under the terms of the treaty of Troyes
1431
John of Bedford
Secures Henry VI's coronation as King of France after arresting Joan of Arc
1432
Henry VI
2nd Dec Paris Crowned in Paris as King of France at Notre Dame
1461
Bourchier, Thomas
Westminster Abbey Crowns Edward IV
1461
Edward IV
4th Mar Westminster Abbey Crowned King after the battle of Towton & founds the House of York, 1461-85
1461
Richard III
Westminster Abbey Returns to England to witness the coronation of his brother Edward IV
1465
Bourchier, Thomas
Westminster Abbey Crowns Edward IV's Queen, Elizabeth Woodville
1465
Woodville, Elizabeth
26th May Westminster Abbey Crowned Queen of England
1483
Beaufort
6th July Westminster Abbey Carries Queen Anne's train at Richard III's coronation
1483
Bourchier, Thomas
Westminster Abbey Crowns Richard III
1483
Edward V
4th May London Richard III enters London with Edward V for his coronation
1483
Howard
6th July Westminster Abbey Carries the Sword of State into Westminster Abbey for Richard III's coronation
1483
Howard, John
6th July Westminster Abbey Carries the crown into Westminster Abbey for Richard III's coronation
1483
Richard III
29th April Northampton Richard III joins Lord Rivers who is escorting Edward V to London to be crowned
4th May London Richard III enters London with Edward V for his coronation
6th July Westminster Abbey Crowned in Westminster by Cardinal Bourchier
1483
Stafford, Henry
6th July Westminster Abbey Makes arrangements for the coronation of Richard III
1485
Bourchier, Thomas
30th Oct Westminster Abbey Crowns Henry VII
1485
Henry VII
30th Oct Westminster Abbey Crowned King of England, 1st Tudor monarch
1487
Simnel, Lambert
24th May Dublin Falsely claiming to be the Earl of Warwick, crowned in Dublin as Edward VI of England
1488
Elizabeth of York
24th Nov Westminster Abbey Henry VII has Elizabeth crowned as his Queen Consort, eldest daughter of Edward IV
24th Nov Westminster Abbey It was not until more than a year after their first child, Arthur, was born on September 20, 1486, that Elizabeth is crowned queen.
1488
Henry VII
Westminster Abbey Has Elizabeth crowned as his Queen Consort, eldest daughter of Edward IV
1509
Catherine of Aragon
24th June Westminster Abbey Crowned Queen of England
1509
Henry VIII
24th April Tower of London Rides to the Tower with an escort led John de Vere with fears of unrest
24th June Westminster Abbey Crowned at Westminster
24th June Westminster Abbey Followed by a banquet in Westminster hall, "greater than any Caesar had known"
1509
Stafford, Edward
Carries the crown during Henry VIII's coronation
1509
Warham, William
Westminster Abbey Crowns Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon
1514
Mary
5th Nov Westminster Abbey Crowned Queen of France
1526
Henry VIII
Westminster Abbey Sends 200 men to guard over James V's coronation, invited by the Earl of Angus
1533
Boleyn, Anne
29th May Westminster Abbey Goes from Greenwich to the Tower of London by the River Thames escorted by 50 barges
1st June Westminster Abbey Crowned on Whit Sunday, the last Queen Consort to be accorded a separate coronation
1533
Cranmer, Thomas
1st June Westminster Abbey Crowns Anne Boleyn Queen of England
1533
Henry VIII
1st June Westminster Abbey Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen
1533
More, Thomas
1st Jan Westminster Abbey Refuses to attend the coronation of Anne Boleyn