Coronation rite in England

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | 700+ words | Copyright

Coronation rite in England. It falls into three parts:

1. the promises made by the sovereign and his acclamation by the people;

2. the consecration and anointing of the sovereign;

3. the vesting, coronation, and enthronement, followed by the homage and the sovereign's Communion.

The earliest surviving rite for the coronation of an English king dates from the 9th cent. It was amplified by the time of the coronation of Edgar in 973 and has since undergone further modifications, the most elaborate form being that in the Liber Regalis, used in 1308. For the coronation of James I in 1603 it was translated into English and the Eucharist generally brought into line with the BCP. An oath in defence of Protestantism was added in 1689.

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