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With the coronation of King Charles III & Queen Consort Camilla fast approaching, let's learn more about this ancient right of monarchs. Since ancient times, placing a crown upon a monarch’s head was a powerful symbol. It was believed to bestow a heavenly mandate to rule, or even transform a monarch into a living god. Most people don’t think of King Charles as especially divine. But he also won’t be expected to smite an enemy or walk a marathon around the city as Egyptian Pharaohs did, be asked to publicly defend his claim to the throne like Persian Kings, or lead his army on a months long march to the Vatican like the Holy Roman Emperors. And Camila is unlikely to perform a blood sacrifice and summon a vision serpent, like a Mayan Queen Consort. Let’s explore the evolution of coronations across the world from ancient to modern times. See how different cultural traditions built on each other to create modern ceremonies, and learn how secularism and revolutions have done away with all the other coronations in Europe.
Ancient Egypt Coronations
Hebrew Bible Coronations
Ancient Persia Coronations
Mayan Empire Coronations
Roman Empire Coronations
Byzantine Empire Coronations
Medieval Europe Coronations
Enlightenment Europe Coronations

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Music: "Zadok the Priest" by George Frideric Handel (Creative Commons)
"Bellissimo" by Doug Maxwell

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