Coronation related articles

  1. Is there a Christian message in the Crown Jewels?

    During the Coronation the King is presented with a number of objects which have a symbolic meaning. These include the Sovereign’s Orb, Sceptres, crowns and sword.

  2. The Coronation: a service of Holy Communion

    The Coronation Service is, at its heart and in its structure, a celebration of Holy Communion.

  3. Thousands set to mark Coronation at church services and events

    As the country prepares to celebrate the Coronation of the King and Queen at Westminster Abbey, more than 2,000 local events have been registered by Church of England churches.

  4. What does it mean that the Church of England is the Established Church?

    Why do bishops sit in the House of Lords? What is the link between Church and State?

  5. What is a Royal Peculiar?

    The Coronation of the King and Queen Consort takes place in Westminster Abbey. Though a large church, Westminster Abbey is not a cathedral. It is an abbey church, and a Royal Peculiar.

  6. What is the Church of England?

    The Church of England traces its history in England back to the early centuries of the Christian faith.

  7. Who was Zadok the Priest?

    Among the music at the Coronation is the most famous anthem of all, George Frederick Handel’s Zadok the Priest.

  8. Why are British monarchs anointed?

    What is anointing? Why is the monarch anointed at their Coronation? Where does the practice originate? Where has King Charles III’s anointing oil come from?

  9. Why do kings and queens sit on thrones?

    What is the historical and religious significance of thrones? Which chair is used at King Charles’s Coronation? Where can the Coronation Chair be viewed by visitors?

  10. Why does the Archbishop of Canterbury crown the monarch?

    The office of Archbishop of Canterbury dates back to St Augustine of Canterbury, the first Archbishop of Canterbury.