Tag: Queen of England

On This Day 63 Years Ago – Elizabeth Crowned Queen of England

On: By: Philip Wake
On 2nd June 1953 Elizabeth was crowned Queen of England in a ceremony in Westminster Abbey in London! In front of more than 8,000 guests, including prime ministers and heads of state from around the Commonwealth, she took the Coronation Oath and is now bound to serve her people and to maintain the laws agreed in parliament. After being handed the four symbols of authority - the orb, the sceptre, the rod of mercy and the royal ring of sapphire and rubies - the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Geoffrey Read more [...]

On This Day 483 Years Ago – Anne Boleyn crowned Queen of England

On: By: Philip Wake
On 1st June 1533 Anne Boleyn was officially crowned Queen of England but not before she had proved that she would provide Henry VIII with an heir to the throne by becoming heavy with child! How many people would have to die before this most arrogant of Kings would achieve his life's ambition which was to have a son who would be the male heir to the throne that he believed England needed for its ongoing stability! The only winner in the end was Anne herself when her daughter Elizabeth became Read more [...]