On This Day In Royal History . 15th January 1559 . 👑 Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England . . 1/2.) On 15th January 1559, a date chosen by her astrologer Dr John Dee, a triumphant Elizabeth Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn, processed from Westminster Hall into Westminster Abbey to be crowned queen. . ◼ She was just twenty five years old, was the third child of Henry VIII to become monarch, & was the longest reigning of them, ruling England for over 44 years. . ◼ Elizabeth’s coronation day began in Westminster Hall, which had been decorated with her father’s sumptuous tapestries & his collection of gold & gilt plate. . ◼ Blue cloth had been laid from the Hall to the Abbey, & Elizabeth, wearing her crimson parliament robes, processed along this cloth, which was then torn to shreds by people as souvenirs. . ◼ Elizabeth processed to the crossing in the Abbey & withdrew to a curtained enclosure to change. She was then led by Owen Oglethorpe, Bishop of Carlisle, up onto the stage, where he proclaimed her queen in each of the four corners, asking the congregation if they would have her for their queen & listening for their enthusiastic replies of “Yea! Yea!”. . ◼ Elizabeth then made the traditional offerings at the altar & sat in the throne of estate to listen to the sermon. . ◼ After the sermon, Elizabeth knelt for the Lord’s Prayer, took the oath, then withdrew to the traverse to change for the anointing part of the service. Wearing a kirtle of gold & silver & leaning on cloth of gold cushions, which had been placed before the altar, Elizabeth was anointed on the shoulder blades, breast, arms, hands & head. She was then dressed in white gloves, a white coif & the white dalmatic (tunic) of a deacon. . Continued in next post.. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #TheYear1559 #Thisdayinhistory #ElizabethI #QueenElizabethI #HouseofTudor #TheTudors #Tudor #TudorDynasty #History #RoyaltyinArt #VirginQueen #QueenofEngland #EnglishMonarchy #Elizabeth #BritishMonarchy #D15Jan #ElizabethIofengland #otd #OnThisDay #Elizabethan #TheQueen #RoyalFamily #royalhistory #Englishhistory #Queen #monarch #Monarchy #portraitpainting #tudorhistory (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKE3t7cBW9c/?igshid=db0cr3sx0xln

◼ After the new Queen had sworn the oath & been anointed, she could sit in St Edward’s Chair & receive the sword, armils, mantle, ring & sceptre, & be crowned. She was crowned with three different crowns, one after the other, with fanfares marking each crowning. . ◼ Elizabeth was then dressed in gold right down to her shoes, & with the sceptre in one hand & orb in the other, she processed onto the stage where she sat in the throne. There, her people greeted her & Oglethorpe, & the Lords Spiritual & Temporal paid homage to their new queen by kneeling at her feet & kissing her cheek. . ◼ The coronation pardon was read, & this was followed by the coronation mass, which included the Epistle & the Gospel being read out in both Latin & English. Elizabeth then kissed the Bible. Oglethorpe, defied his new queen by elevating the host, at which point Elizabeth withdrew to change into her purple robes. . ◼ The Queen then processed from the Abbey, through Old Palace Yard & back to Westminster Hall to enjoy her coronation banquet. Elizabeth was now the official queen, & her coronation & accession had been a huge success. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #TheYear1559 #Thisdayinhistory #ElizabethI #QueenElizabethI #HouseofTudor #TheTudors #Tudor #TudorDynasty #History #RoyaltyinArt #TheVirginQueen #QueenofEngland #EnglishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #D15Jan #ElizabethIofengland #onthisday #instahistory #royalhistory #westminsterabbey #Thequeen #RoyalFamily #Historyfacts #Tudors #tudorhistory (at Westminster, London) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7W-W7hAUJV/?igshid=6sdbkswejzz8

On This Day In History . 15th January 1559 . 👑 Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England . . Part 1. . ◼ On 15th January 1559, a date chosen by her astrologer Dr John Dee, a triumphant Elizabeth Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn, processed from Westminster Hall into Westminster Abbey to be crowned queen. . ◼ She was just twenty five years old, was the third child of Henry VIII to become monarch, & was the longest reigning of them, ruling England for over 44 years. . ◼ Elizabeth’s coronation day began in Westminster Hall, which had been decorated with her father’s sumptuous tapestries & his collection of gold & gilt plate. . ◼ Blue cloth had been laid from the Hall to the Abbey, & Elizabeth, wearing her crimson parliament robes, processed along this cloth, which was then torn to shreds by people as souvenirs. . ◼ Elizabeth processed to the crossing in the Abbey & withdrew to a curtained enclosure to change. She was then led by Owen Oglethorpe, Bishop of Carlisle, up onto the stage, where he proclaimed her queen in each of the four corners, asking the congregation if they would have her for their queen & listening for their enthusiastic replies of “Yea! Yea!”. . ◼ Elizabeth then made the traditional offerings at the altar & sat in the throne of estate to listen to the sermon. . ◼ After the sermon, Elizabeth knelt for the Lord’s Prayer, took the oath, then withdrew to the traverse to change for the anointing part of the service. Wearing a kirtle of gold & silver & leaning on cloth of gold cushions, which had been placed before the altar, Elizabeth was anointed on the shoulder blades, breast, arms, hands & head. She was then dressed in white gloves, a white coif & the white dalmatic (tunic) of a deacon. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #TheYear1559 #Thisdayinhistory #ElizabethI #QueenElizabethI #HouseofTudor #TheTudors #Tudor #TudorDynasty #History #RoyaltyinArt #TheVirginQueen #QueenofEngland #EnglishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #D15Jan #ElizabethIofengland #onthisday #instahistory #royalhistory #westminsterabbey #Thequeen #RoyalFamily #Historyfacts #Tudors #tudorhistory (at Westminster, London) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7W93WUgpY8/?igshid=3vk6bzovla0a

On This Day In History . 14 January . Queen Elizabeth I's coronation procession . . ◼ Elizabeth left the Tower for her eve of coronation procession at 3pm on the 14th January 1559 in a cloth of gold covered litter carried by two mules. As she passed the Tower of London menagerie, Elizabeth prayed to God, thanking him for her deliverance, like that of Daniel from the lion’s den. . ◼ Elizabeth was a natural. She charmed the crowd, smiling warmly at people, joking & replying to their good wishes. . ◼ It was usual for pageants to be part of a coronation procession, & Elizabeth had five: . ◾ Gracechurch Street – This pageant referred to Elizabeth’s genealogy, her Tudor roots & the history of the House of Tudor. The people were reminded that her name sake & grandmother Elizabeth of York had brought peace to the land by marrying Henry Tudor & uniting the warring Houses of York & Lancaster. Elizabeth, too, would bring peace & unity to the land. . ◾ Cornhill – This pageant referred to Elizabeth’s new government as being upheld by four virtues: True Religion, Love of Subjects, Wisdom & Justice. . ◾ Soper’s Lane – This pageant was based on the New Testament Beatitudes &, applied them to Elizabeth’s sufferings at the hands of her sister. . ◾ Little Conduit, Cheapside – This pageant with its subject of “Time” attacked Mary’s reign, contrasting “a decayed commonwealth” to “a flourishing commonwealth” in two tableaux. Time’s daughter, Truth, carried an English Bible labelled the “Word of Truth”, which Elizabeth’s government was said to possess. When Elizabeth saw this pageant, she asked for the Bible & “kissed it, & with both her hands held up the same, & so laid it on her breast, with great thanks to the City therefore.” . ◾ Fleet Street – This pageant depicted Elizabeth as the prophetess Deborah who had rescued Israel from Jabin, King of Canaan. Like Deborah, Elizabeth would reign over her people for over forty years. The procession ended at Westminster in readiness for Elizabeth’s coronation ceremony the next day in Westminster Abbey. . . . #onthisdayinhistory #Thisdayinhistory #d14jan #theyear1559 #history #ElizabethI #QueenElizabethI #ElizabethIofEngland (at Tower of London) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsoZd1Tlf5u/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mlwhhvsksgs2