Crafted for the coronation of King George VI in 1937, this crown replaced the one that was made for Queen Victoria in 1838. Made of gold and containing 2,868 diamonds, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds ...

St. Edward’s crown was last used for Queen Elizabeth’s coronation in 1953 and was made for Charles II in 1661, as a replacement for a tiara that had been destroyed in 1649.

King Charles and Queen Camilla. Chris Jackson/Getty. When King Charles is crowned on May 6, he will be bedecked in some of the most significant regalia in royal history.. The St. Edward's Crown ...

What is the British Royal Regalia? Learn more about the British Crown Jewels and how they are replaced medieval renditions after anti-monarchists destroyed them.

To mark the start of the king's reign, both King Charles and his wife, Camilla, the queen consort, will don crowns pulled from the Tower of London, where they have been guarded since the 17th century.

Queen Camilla will wear Queen Mary’s Crown, an ornate piece made for Mary, Charles’ great-grandmother and the wife of George V, for their coronation in 1911.

These historic crowns have a symbolic role in coronations—but they're not without their controversy. What to Know About King Charles and Queen Camilla's Coronation Crowns Skip to main content ...

St. Edward's Crown is pictured during a service to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey, June 4, 2013, in London, England. WPA Pool/Getty ...

Meet 5 of the fiercest queens from medieval times. Savvy, tenacious, and ready to preserve their family’s power at all costs, ... and strengthen the Crown’s power.

For medieval Iberian queens, love was a dangerous sickness. Published:8/13/2024 8/13/2024 • By Blake Puscher. ... She became Princess of Portugal through her marriage to Crown Prince Afonso, and this ...

We were introduced to Queen Maria Isabella, the first queen in Medieval Times history who began her reign in 2018 after decades of male-only leadership in the castle.