coronation (was Re: To What Degree Was the Scoliosis Noticeable?)

From: mcjohn_wt_net
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Subject: Re: To What Degree Was the Scoliosis
Noticeable?


> I enjoyed it quietly and didn't think the less of the author.

Thank you :)

Do we know, was it standard practice in a case like this, where a king came
to the throne already married, for the couple to be annointed jointly - or
does this double coronation reflect Richard's (and Ann's) views on
respecting your wife?

"Claire M Jordan" wrote:

> Do we know, was it standard practice in a case like this, where a king came to the throne already married, for the couple to be annointed jointly - or does this double coronation reflect Richard's (and Ann's) views on respecting your wife?
>
Carol responds:

As with the investiture of their son as Prince of Wales (as opposed to oaths of loyalty given to an infant), I don't think there was any precedent. (King John had his first marriage annulled shortly after becoming king. I don't know about Henry II, who considered himself an emperor and divided up his "empire" among his sons, giving England to Henry the Young King while still remaining liege lord to all four sons). However, Henry VIII seems to have followed Richard's example in being crowned with his wife (both of them queens consort), and, of course, William and Mary (a queen regnant) later had a joint coronation in which they were joint rulers.

Carol