327: Coronations: The Deep History (Part 1)

The Rest Is History

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🗓️ 4 May 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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The roots of the coronation ritual are fabulously ancient: certain elements of the ceremony are vestiges from the later Roman Empire, others have their origins in the Old Testament and ancient Egypt. The liturgy used can be traced back to the 10th century, and the very idea of kings taking part in rituals comes from Charlemagne. In light of the first British coronation in more than half a century taking place this weekend, Tom and Dominic explore the historical and sacral roots of the coronation ritual. *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in London, New Zealand, and Australia! Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:56.3	So that of course is Zadok the Priest by Georg Friedrich Handel and it was written for the coronation of George the second in 1727.
2:06.5	Tom the moment is upon us the first coronation in Britain since 1953 will be taking place this weekend.
2:15.0	It's a very exciting moment actually isn't it?
2:17.0	It's clearly going to be a great spectacle, a great kind of patriotic moment,
2:20.0	a national moment, a punctuation mark, and a great historical moment I think because I I think it is I mean
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