Month: May 2023

The Coronation

Coronation
HIC RESIDET HAROLD REX ANGLORUM. STIGANT ARCHIEP[ISCOPU]S. “Here sits Harold King of the English. Archbishop Stigand”. 1066.
Scene immediately after the crowning of Harold by Archbishop of Canterbury Stigand. Detail from the Bayeux Tapestry.
Coronation of King Charles III, Westminster Abbey, 6 May 2023

The Coronation of King Harold in 1066 and King Charles 957 years later.

Both were crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury in Westminster Abbey.