The ceremony is a long and elaborate, the coronation regalia are used, known as the crown jewels, seen in the jewel house at the Tower of London. The other is King Edward VIII, who relinquished the crown in 1936. Those are King Edward V he was murdered at the Tower of London before the coronation could take place. Only two have not, in the last 950 plus years. Westminster Abbey is where all Kings and Queens are crowned. It is a remarkable piece of stone masonry. Visitors gaze towards the intricate fan vault and wonder, is it stone or plaster? It is so detailed. The new Tudor dynasty needed to show they were here to stay the chapel does that by being one of the most beautiful chapels in the world. But, in the 16th Century, King Henry (Tudor) VII’s completed his ambitious chapel. Restoration and building never end on such structures. The result being, one of the most beautiful places of worship anywhere, the Rolls Royce of gothic churches. Vast amounts of Purbeck marble are hauled from southern England, artisans from Italy produce stunning floor mosaics, and English stonemasons toil year after year. The victor, William, is crowned in Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066.ĭuring the 13th Century, King Henry III rebuilds the Abbey in the gothic style columns soar to unimaginable heights. King Edward the Confessor dies, the throne passes to King Harold, who loses at the famous Battle of Hastings to the previously promised William the Conqueror. We have a real Game of Thrones story, the year of the three Kings, 1066 and all that. Parts of this old structure survive, your tour guide will show you on your guided tour.
Consecration of the new church occurred in December 1065. The complex of buildings swallowed up a nearby Benedictine monastery to create a more substantial place of prayer. Almost a thousand years ago, King Edward the Confessor founded his Royal Court upon the banks of the River Thames.
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