Painting of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castille

Kings and queens

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Elizabeth is borne from Westminster Abbey in a gold coach first used for the state opening of parliament by George III in 1762. (Getty Images)

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Becoming Queen: Elizabeth II’s coronation

Composite image of depictions of Queen Cleopatra

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The face of Cleopatra: what did she look like, and was she really so beautiful?

Prince Charles, aged 4, driving a toy car in the grounds of Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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Michael Wood on the coronation of Charles III"The symbolism of the royal promise still means something today". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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The real story of Bridgerton’s Queen Charlotte: from glittering courts to tragic decline

A view of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation ceremony from the rafters of Westminster Abbey, 2 June 1953 (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

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Low angle view of the Westminster Abbey

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Why are British monarchs traditionally crowned in Westminster Abbey?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Charles III, whose coronation on 6 May “will be significant for the kind of king that emerges”, says Alice Hunt (Photo by Hannah McKay / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

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CoronationsThe soft power of royal pomp and pageantry. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Victoria receives the sacrament as part of her five-hour coronation service, in a 19th-century painting by Charles Robert Leslie (Photo by The History Collection / Alamy Stock Photo)

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Extravagance, crowds and blunders: the coronation of Queen Victoria

Queen Elizabeth II processes down the nave of Westminster Abbey during her coronation on 2 June 1953 (Photo by Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo)

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CoronationA-Z of royal coronations in Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Peterborough Cathedral

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Peterborough Cathedral: Catherine of Aragon’s final resting place. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Snape Castle

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Pontefract Castle

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Hampton Court Palace

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The Tower of London

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Coronation portrait of Charles II after his crowning at Westminster Abbey on 23 April 1661 (Image by Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo)

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Your ultimate guide to the Restoration period

An illustration of Charles II entering London on 29 May 1660 after the restoration of the monarchy (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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The Restoration periodA timeline of key moments

Stained glass in Exeter Cathedral depicting King Æthelstan. (Dreamstime)

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A memorial tomb to King Æthelstan, in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire. (Photo by Geography Photos/UIG via Getty Images)

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A copy of the Declaration of Arbroath is held by the National Records of Scotland in Edinburgh – the actual letter sent to Pope John XXII is lost (Photo by M.Brodie / Alamy Stock Photo)

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King Alfonso XIII of Spain, Charles I of England, Puyi of China and Lydia Liliuokalani of Hawaii

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Philip Augustus of France (left) and Richard I of England

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A depiction of Empress Wu Zetian

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Empress Wu ZetianThe only woman to rule China

King Edward VII in his coronation robes.

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Edward VIIA guide to the king who ruled over the Edwardian age

Mavia of Tanukh, illustration by Lynn Hatzius

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