The coronation was, and perhaps still is, one of the most important
ceremonies of a monarch's reign. This book examines the five
coronations that took place in England between 1509 and 1559: those
of Henry VIII, Anne Bolyen, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. It
considers how the sacred rite and its related ceremonies and
pageants responded to monarchical and religious change and charts
how they were interpreted by contemporary observers. Hunt
challenges the popular position that has conflated royal ceremony
with political propaganda and argues for a deeper understanding of
the symbolic complexity of ceremony. At the heart of the study is
an investigation into the vexed issues of legitimacy and
representation which leads Hunt to identify the emergence of an
important and fruitful exchange between ceremony and drama. This
exchange will have significant implications for our understanding
both of the period's theatre and of the cultural effects of the
Protestant Reformation. The book will be of great interest to
scholars and students of late medieval and early modern history and
literature.
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