When there is a British coronation, centuries-old crown jewels come out, monarchs ride in the Gold State Coach, and solemn oaths are made that date back to medieval days. But how have these ...

but this window was erected to mark Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887. Two windows next to it show her coronation and a ...

Worn as a brooch by Queen Victoria, the Kohinoor ... that this was the first time in history and existing crown was being used for the coronation of a consort. The coronation chair was built ...

She celebrated her Golden Jubilee in the Abbey in 1887 during which she sat in the Coronation Chair. Her Diamond Jubilee was held at St Paul's cathedral. Queen Victoria was crowned on 28th June 1838, ...

Queen Victoria was the first monarch to take up ... she was the first British sovereign to leave from Buckingham Palace for a coronation. Her marriage to Prince Albert in 1840 soon illustrated ...

From the coronation St Edward’s Crown, made in 1661 and weighed down by 444 precious gemstones, to Queen Victoria’s emerald parure (a suite of tiara, necklace earrings, and brooch ...

Queen Victoria restored the reputation of a monarchy ... on the streets of London to catch a glimpse of the Queen on her Coronation Day. She was crowned in Westminster Abbey.