On This Day In History . 3 September 1189 . King Richard I coronation . . Richard was the third of five sons of King Henry II of England & Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was known as Richard Cœur de Lion or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader & warrior. He was King of England from 1189 - 1199, he was 31 at the time of his coronation. . The Coronation; . ◼ Richard was crowned king in Westminster Abbey. At the coronation he stood before the throne, a man at his peak, over 6 foot tall, ceremoniously disrobed down to his shirt & breeches. Slits were made through his shirt for the anointing process. It was Archbishop Baldwin who conducted the service, he would die the following year while on crusade with Richard. Richard was consecrated on the chest & hands, then holy oil was dripped on to his head, which was then carefully bound in a chrismale or linen coif. This would remain on the kings head for eight days so not a single drop of this holy oil was lost. . ◼ The king was then dressed in tunic, dalmatic (loose fitting wide-sleeved garment) & the cap of maintenance was pulled over the chrismale. Gold laced sandals were placed on his feet, then came his spurs, sword, stole & mantle. Richard moved to the alter where he promised to uphold the laws of the kingdom (Richard was only in England for about ten months of his ten year reign). . ◼ The king then picked the crown from the altar & passed it to the archbishop. The moment of this new kings crowning had come. Baldwin then placed the crown over the cap of maintenance & chrismale. Richard was now King of England.All that remained was for the ring to be placed on his finger, & the sceptre & rod to be placed in his hands, now the new king sat on his throne, ready for his banquet. . . . #Onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #D3Sep #TheYear1189 #Coronation #RichardIofEngland #KingRichardI #RichardI #RichardLionheart #History #WarriorKing #Plantagenet #HouseofPlantagnet #HouseofAngevin #Theking #Otd #OnThisDay #Medieval #MedievalHistory #kingrichard #EnglishMonarchy #RoyalHistory #HistoryFacts #Lionheart #WestminsterAbbey #medievaltimes #KingofEnglan #Britishmonarchy #Thebritishmonarchy (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEr05peDd77/?igshid=6dbf190kuvly
