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On This Day In Royal History . 1 June 1533 . Anne Boleyn’s coronation, WHITSUNDAY 1 JUNE 1533 . . ◼ Anne was crowned queen in a magnificent ceremony at Westminster Abbey with a banquet afterwards. . ◼ She was the last queen consort of England to be crowned separately from her husband. Unlike any other queen consort, Anne was crowned with St Edward’s Crown, which had previously been used to crown only a monarch. . ▪ Historian Alice Hunt suggests that this was done because Anne’s pregnancy was visible by then and she was carrying the heir who was presumed to be male. . ◼ On the previous day, Anne had taken part in an elaborate procession through the streets of London seated in a litter of “white cloth of gold” that rested on two palfreys clothed to the ground in white damask, while the barons of the Cinque Ports held a canopy of cloth of gold over her head. . ▪ In accordance with tradition she wore white, and on her head a gold coronet beneath which her long dark hair hung down freely. . ◼ Afterwards, the usual banquet in Westminster Hall took place. Henry stood apart & watched his new queen from a distance, allowing her to be the sole focus of attention. . Swipe ⬅️ . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1533 #d1jun #AnneBoleyn #QueenofEngland #QueenConsort #HouseofTudor #Tudor #Monarchy #England #WestminsterAbbey #Coronation #EnglishMonarchy #RoyalHistory #portraitpainting #Otd ##BritishMonarchy #Royalfamily #Royalhistory #Historyfacts #instahistory #Queen #Thequeen #Tudors #Tudorhistory #Westminster #HenryVIII #kinghenryviii #England #London (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA5pgBrjI81/?igshid=f2qe7oxatiad

On This Day In History . 1 June 1533 . Anne Boleyn's coronation, WHITSUNDAY 1 JUNE 1533 . . ◼ Anne was crowned queen in a magnificent ceremony at Westminster Abbey with a banquet afterwards. . ◼ She was the last queen consort of England to be crowned separately from her husband. Unlike any other queen consort, Anne was crowned with St Edward's Crown, which had previously been used to crown only a monarch. . ▪ Historian Alice Hunt suggests that this was done because Anne's pregnancy was visible by then and she was carrying the heir who was presumed to be male. . ◼ On the previous day, Anne had taken part in an elaborate procession through the streets of London seated in a litter of "white cloth of gold" that rested on two palfreys clothed to the ground in white damask, while the barons of the Cinque Ports held a canopy of cloth of gold over her head. . ▪ In accordance with tradition she wore white, and on her head a gold coronet beneath which her long dark hair hung down freely. . ◼ Afterwards, the usual banquet in Westminster Hall took place. Henry stood apart & watched his new queen from a distance, allowing her to be the sole focus of attention. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1533 #d1jun #AnneBoleyn #QueenofEngland #QueenConsort #HouseofTudor #Tudor #Monarchy #England #WestminsterAbbey #Coronation #EnglishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #Royalfamily #Royalhistory #Historyfacts #instahistory #Queen #Thequeen #Tudors #Tudorhistory #Westminster #HenryVIII #kinghenryviii #England #London (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByLHAK8ACW0/?igshid=19ziq9z1pt8lu