The Storied History of St. Edward's Crown, Worn in Charles' Coronation
, the crown “was created in 1661 from a solid gold frame, set with semi-precious stones from tourmalines, topazes, rubies, sapphires, zircons, and aquamarines,” the outlet reports. “Four crosses and four fleurs-de-lis decorate the gold band.”
In a full circle moment, the St. Edward’s Crown was originally commissioned for the Coronation of King Charles II, the first sovereign following the English Civil Wars in the 17th century. It was modeled on the previous crown that had been melted down and destroyed by the Parliamentarians in 1649 and, like the original, it is named for St. Edward the Confessor, an Anglo-Saxon king who died in 1066,The replacement St.
After 1689, it was not used to crown any monarch for over 200 years. Edward VII hoped to revive the tradition and be crowned with the St. Edward’s Crown in 1902, but on the day of his Coronation, he was still recovering from an operation for appendicitis and was deemed too frail to wear the heavy St. Edward’s Crown, instead opting for the lighter Imperial State Crown. In 1911, George V wore the crown for his Coronation, and the tradition has continued since., the St.
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