Westminster Abbey has been hosting coronations since 1066
The religious ceremony is a relic from a distant time, when the monarch was truly regarded as God’s anointed
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The religious ceremony is a relic from a distant time, when the monarch was truly regarded as God’s anointed
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Projecting modern values back over two thousand years is the tricky bit
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Charles II’s leadership during the Great Fire was the kind of performance that gives kings a good name
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Buffalo Bill was an interesting blend of the authentic and the fictional. Most of all, he was a gifted showman
Read MorePosted by Pat Murphy | Apr 5, 2023
England’s most famous medieval king was, like his parents, more French than English
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