A History of Coronations

Historic Royal Palaces Podcast

Historic Royal Palaces

London, Palace, Tower, Historic, Conservation, Royal, Lecture, Learning, Kensington, Hampton, Kew, Banqueting, History, Court, Of, House, Palaces

4.6 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Join us for a whistle-stop tour of the History of Coronations. Curators Charles Farris, Alden Gregory and Lee Prosser will lead you on a merry dance through time, from medieval pre-coronation baths, to a man rolling down the steps at Queen Victoria's coronation. There's never a dull moment!

To find out more about the history of coronations, and how Historic Royal Palaces are celebrating visit:

https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/coronations-past-and-present/

https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/whats-on/coronation-bench-trail/

For the Crown Jewels go to:

https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/the-crown-jewels/

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Historic Royal Palaces podcast, a podcast that explores the history and stories of our six palaces.
0:12.0	My name is Charles Farris and I'm a curator at the Tower of London.
0:16.0	Once again we'll be reaching for our Royal memorabilia biscuit tin along with a cup of tea to delve into the history of coronation celebrations.
0:23.6	It's a particularly special episode, as this year we celebrate the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III.
0:30.6	As the charity that looks after the Tower of London, it's an exciting time for us.
0:35.6	The Tower long held an important role in the coronation preparations and processions, but more on that later.
0:42.3	Joining me today are two of my wonderful colleagues from historic royal palaces.
0:47.3	Firstly, we have the King of Tudor Coronations himself, Alden Gregory.
0:51.3	Alden is a buildings curator at the Tower of London who specialises in Tudor history.
0:56.4	How are you today, Alden?
0:58.0	I very well, thank you Charlie. I like that introduction. You make me sound very regal.
1:01.4	You're looking very regal.
1:02.6	Well, thank you.
1:03.5	And a man who can't wait to talk about coronation mishaps, it's Lee Prosser.
1:07.8	Lee is a building curator at Kensington and Q with a special interest in floors,
1:12.6	ceilings, stairs and protection marks. Thanks for being here today, Lee. How are you?
1:17.6	That's all right, thanks Charlie. That introduction makes me sound like a real nerd, doesn't it?
1:21.6	But it's nice to be here talking about something different for a change.
1:24.6	Well, I think it makes you sound very interestingly and I can't wait to get started. Before we do get started, I think we need to discuss a joke that Lee keeps
1:32.3	making in the curator's office. Lee, can you tell us about the word coronated? Well, yes, I saw this
1:38.6	in a news report online from the BBC, no less, where somebody had used the word coronated instead
1:44.1	of something simple like crowned.
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