Coronation Anecdotes, published under the pen name Giles Gossip, gathers historical stories, oddities, and observations surrounding British royal coronation ceremonies across many centuries. The collection ranges from medieval investitures to Georgian spectacles, capturing the pageantry, mishaps, and human drama that attended the crowning of England’s monarchs over a long and eventful span of history.
Entertaining and informative in equal measure, the book illuminates the evolving rituals of British kingship and the ways in which coronations served both sacred and deeply political functions throughout the nation’s history. Download the free EPUB for an anecdote-rich tour through the history of royal ceremony in Britain.