The Crown Jewels of England

The regalia of England described in a Cassell edition limited to fourteen hundred copies, in the reign of George V.

The Regal Vestments

16 chapters in this part of The Crown Jewels of England.

The Regal Vestments

Their importance in the Coronation Ceremony-Essentially the same now as in ancient reigns-Charles II.-James II.- Portions of their…

The Regal Vestments: James II

The vestments used by James II. again show the use of the same general design in the three chief items as before. These are fully described…

The Regal Vestments: Tudor

The design, woven into the cloth of gold, is a branched pattern arranged in ovals, outlined in purple silk and caught together by silver…

The Regal Vestments: At Spitalfields

The stole of King Edward VII. was of woven gold tissue made at Spitalfields, and the ornamentation upon it was embroidered at the Royal…

The Regal Vestments: State-cellar

IX. State Trumpets and Banners- I. Fifteen State Trumpets 2. Twenty Bannerets X. Royal Plate- 1. Queen Elizabeth's Salt-cellar 2. Charles…

The Regal Vestments: Altar

THE LITANY The Noblemen who carry in procession the Regalia, except those who carry the Swords, come near to the Altar, and present in…

The Regal Vestments: The Archbishop

THE OATH The Sermon being ended, and his Majesty having, in the presence of the Two Houses of Parliament, made and signed the Declaration…

The Regal Vestments: England

Archb. Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the Laws of God, the true Profession of the Gospel, and the Protestant Reformed…

The Regal Vestments: Nathan

ANTHEM ADOK the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed Solomon king; and all the people 1 Kings i.

The Regal Vestments: Garter King of Arms

The King sits down in King Edward's Chair (placed in the midst of the Area over against the Altar, with a Faldstool before it), wherein he…

The Regal Vestments: Hands

APPENDIX 3. On the Palms of both the Hands, saying:

The Regal Vestments: UR Lord Jesus Christ

UR Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who by his Father was anointed with the Oil of gladness above his fellows, by his Holy Anointing pour…

The Regal Vestments: Scabbard of Purple Velvet

Then the Lord, who carries the Sword of State, delivering the said Sword to the Lord Chamberlain (which is thereupon deposited in the…

The Regal Vestments: Eceive

ECEIVE this Imperial Robe, and Orb; and the Lord your God endue you with knowledge and wisdom, with majesty and with power from on high…

The Regal Vestments: Throne

APPENDIX THE INTHRONIZATION The Te Deum being ended, the King is lifted up into his Throne by the Archbishops and Bishops, and other Peers…

The Regal Vestments: Sir Henry Mildmay

APPENDIX C KEEPERS OF THE REGALIA* 1. Abbot and Monks of Westminster, 1042-66, in the reign of Edward the Confessor. 2. First official…

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