List of British coronations facts for kids
A coronation is a special ceremony where a new king or queen officially receives their crown and royal powers. It's a very old tradition that shows the monarch is ready to rule. This list shares the dates of these important events for British kings and queens, from way back in the 900s to today.
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English Kings and Queens (900-1603)
This section lists the coronations of rulers who reigned over England before it joined with Scotland. These ceremonies often took place in places like Kingston upon Thames or Westminster Abbey.
| Monarch | Consort (Spouse) | Date of Accession (Became King/Queen) | Date of Coronation | Presiding Cleric (Religious Leader) |
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| Edward the Elder | 26 October 899 | Whit Sunday, 8 June 900 Kingston upon Thames |
Plegmund, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Æthelstan | 17 July 924 | 4 September 925 Kingston upon Thames |
Athelm, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Edmund I | 27 October 939 | Possibly 1 December 939 Kingston upon Thames |
Oda, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Eadred | 26 May 946 | 16 August 946 Kingston upon Thames |
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| Eadwig | 23 November 955 | 26 January 956 Kingston upon Thames |
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| Edgar | Ælfthryth | 1 October 959 | Whit Sunday, 11 May 973 Bath Abbey |
Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Edward the Martyr | 8 July 975 | August 975 Kingston upon Thames |
Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury and Oswald, Archbishop of York | |
| Æthelred the Unready | 18 March 978 | April 978 Kingston upon Thames |
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| Edmund Ironside | 23 April 1016 | 25 April 1016 Old St Paul's Cathedral |
Lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Cnut | 30 November 1016 | Possibly January 1017 Old St Paul's Cathedral |
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| Harthacnut | 17 March 1040 | Possibly June 1040 Canterbury Cathedral |
Eadsige, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Edward the Confessor | 8 June 1042 | Easter Sunday, 3 April 1043 Old Minster, Winchester |
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| Edith of Wessex | January 1045 Old Minster, Winchester |
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| Harold II | 5 January 1066 | Saturday, 6 January 1066 probably at Westminster Abbey |
Ealdred, Archbishop of York or Stigand, Archbishop of Canterbury |
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| William I - article | Nov-Dec 1066 | Christmas Day, Monday, 25 December 1066 |
Ealdred, Archbishop of York | |
| Matilda of Flanders | Sunday, 11 May 1068 | |||
| William II | 9 September 1087 | Sunday, 26 September 1087 | Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Henry I | 2 August 1100 | Sunday, 5 August 1100 | Maurice, Bishop of London | |
| Matilda of Scotland | 11 November 1100 marriage |
Sunday, 11 November 1100 | Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Adeliza of Louvain | 24 January 1121 marriage |
Sunday, 30 January 1121 | Ralph d'Escures, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Stephen | Saint Stephen's Day Thursday, 26 December 1135 |
William de Corbeil, Archbishop of Canterbury | ||
| Matilda of Boulogne | Sunday, 22 March 1136 | ? | ||
| Henry II | Eleanor of Aquitaine | 25 October 1154 | Sunday, 19 December 1154 | Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Henry the Young King | Sunday, 14 June 1170 | Roger de Pont L'Evêque, Archbishop of York | ||
| Margaret of France | Sunday, 27 August 1172 Winchester Cathedral |
Rotrou, Archbishop of Rouen | ||
| Richard I | 6 July 1189 | Sunday, 3 September 1189 | Baldwin of Exeter, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Berengaria of Navarre | 12 May 1191 marriage |
Sunday, 12 May 1191 Kingdom of Cyprus |
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| John | 6 April 1199 | Ascension Day, Thursday, 27 May 1199 |
Hubert Walter, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Isabella of Angoulême | 24 August 1200 marriage |
Sunday, 8 October 1200 | ||
| Henry III | 19 October 1216 | Friday, 28 October 1216 Church of St. Peter in Gloucester (now Gloucester Cathedral) |
Cardinal Guala Bicchieri or Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester |
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| Sunday, 17 May 1220 | Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury | |||
| Eleanor of Provence | 14 January 1236 marriage |
Sunday, 20 January 1236 | Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Edward I | Eleanor of Castile | 16 November 1272 | Sunday, 19 August 1274 | Robert Kilwardby, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Edward II | Isabella of France | 7 July 1307 | Sunday, 25 February 1308 | Henry Woodlock, Bishop of Winchester |
| Edward III | 20 January 1327 | Sunday, 1 February 1327 | Walter Reynolds, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Philippa of Hainault | 24 January 1328 marriage |
Sunday, 18 February 1330 | Simon Mepeham, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Richard II | 21 June 1377 | Thursday, 16 July 1377 | Simon Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Anne of Bohemia | 20 January 1382 marriage |
Thursday, 22 January 1382 | William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Isabella of Valois | 1 November 1396 marriage |
Monday, 8 January 1397 | Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Henry IV | 30 September 1399 | St Edward's Day, Monday, 13 October 1399 |
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| Joanna of Navarre | 7 February 1403 marriage |
Monday, 26 February 1403 | ||
| Henry V | 20 March 1413 | Passion Sunday, Sunday, 9 April 1413 |
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| Catherine of Valois | 2 June 1420 marriage |
Sunday, 23 February 1421 | Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Henry VI | 31 August 1422 | Sunday, 6 November 1429 | ||
| 21 October 1422 | Sunday, 16 December 1431 as King of France Notre Dame de Paris |
Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester | ||
| Margaret of Anjou | 23 April 1445 marriage |
Sunday, 30 May 1445 | John Stafford, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Edward IV | 4 March 1461 | Sunday, 28 June 1461 | Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Elizabeth Woodville | 1 May 1464 marriage |
Sunday, 26 May 1465 | ||
| Richard III | Anne Neville | 25 June 1483 | Sunday, 6 July 1483 | |
| Henry VII | 22 August 1485 | Sunday, 30 October 1485 | ||
| Elizabeth of York | 18 January 1486 | Sunday, 25 November 1487 | John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Henry VIII - article | Catherine of Aragon | 21 April 1509 (King) 11 June 1509 (Queen) marriage |
Sunday, 24 June 1509 | William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Anne Boleyn- article | 28 May 1533 marriage |
Sunday, 1 June 1533 | Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Edward VI - article | 28 January 1547 | Sunday, 20 February 1547 | ||
| Mary I - article | 19 July 1553 | Sunday, 1 October 1553 | Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester | |
| Elizabeth I - article | 17 November 1558 | Sunday, 15 January 1559 | Owen Oglethorpe, Bishop of Carlisle |
Scottish Coronations (1057-1651)
Scotland had its own kings and queens for many centuries. Their coronations often took place at Scone Abbey, a very important historical site.
| Monarch | Consort (Spouse) | Date of Coronation | Place | Presiding Cleric (Religious Leader) |
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| Lulach | 8 September 1057 | Scone Abbey | ? | |
| Malcolm III | 25 April 1058? | Scone, Perth and Kinross | ? | |
| David I | Maud, Countess of Huntingdon | April or May 1124 | Scone Abbey | Possibly Gregoir, Bishop of Dunkeld |
| Malcolm IV | Wednesday, 27 May 1153 | Scone Abbey | Possibly Robert of Scone, Bishop of St Andrews | |
| William I | Friday, 24 December 1165 | Scone Abbey | Richard the Chaplain, Bishop of St Andrews | |
| Alexander II | Saturday, 6 December 1214 | Scone Abbey | William de Malveisin, Bishop of St Andrews | |
| Alexander III | Wednesday, 4 September 1241 | Scone Abbey | David de Bernham, Bishop of St Andrews | |
| John (Balliol) | Isabella de Warenne | Sunday, 30 November 1292 | Scone Abbey | William Fraser, Bishop of St Andrews |
| Robert I | Elizabeth de Burgh | Sunday, 27 March 1306 | Scone Abbey | No bishop present |
| David II | Joan of England | Sunday, 24 November 1331 | Scone Abbey | James Bane, Bishop of St Andrews |
| Robert II | Euphemia de Ross | Wednesday, 26 March 1371 | Scone Abbey | William de Landallis, Bishop of St Andrews |
| Robert III | Annabella Drummond | Thursday, 18 August 1390 | Scone Abbey | Walter Trail, Bishop of St Andrews |
| James I | Tuesday, 2 May or Sunday, 21 May 1424 |
Scone Abbey | Henry Wardlaw, Bishop of St Andrews | |
| James II | Tuesday, 25 March 1437 | Holyrood Abbey | Michael Ochiltree, Bishop of Dunblane | |
| James III | Sunday, 10 August 1460 | Kelso Abbey | James Kennedy, Bishop of St Andrews | |
| James IV | Tuesday, 24 June 1488 | Scone Abbey | William Scheves, Archbishop of St Andrews | |
| James V | Wednesday, 21 September 1513 | Chapel Royal, Stirling Castle | James Beaton, Archbishop of Glasgow | |
| Mary of Guise | Sunday, 22 February 1540 | Holyrood Abbey | David Beaton, Archbishop of St Andrews | |
| Mary I | Sunday, 9 September 1543 | Chapel Royal, Stirling Castle | John Hamilton, Archbishop of St Andrews | |
| James VI - article | Tuesday, 29 July 1567 | Kirk of the Holy Rude, Stirling | Adam Bothwell, Bishop of Orkney | |
| Anne of Denmark - article | Sunday, 17 May 1590, O.S. | Holyrood Abbey | ||
| Charles I | Tuesday, 18 June 1633, O.S. | Holyrood Abbey | John Spottiswoode, Archbishop of St Andrews | |
| Charles II - article | Wednesday, 1 January 1651, O.S. | Scone Abbey | Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll |
British Monarchs: England, Ireland, Scotland (1603-1707)
From 1603, England, Ireland, and Scotland were ruled by the same person. This is called a "personal union." The coronations for these monarchs usually happened in Westminster Abbey.
| Monarch | Consort (Spouse) | Date of Accession | Date of Coronation | Presiding Cleric (Religious Leader) |
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| James VI and I - article | Anne of Denmark | 24 March 1602/1603 | Saint James's Day, Monday, 25 July 1603 |
John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Charles I | 27 March 1625 | Candlemas, Thursday, 2 February 1625/1626 |
George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Charles II | 30 January 1648/1649 (officially) 8 May 1660 (actually) |
Saint George's Day, Tuesday, 23 April 1661 |
William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| James II and VII - article | Mary of Modena | 6 February 1684/1685 | Saint George's Day, Thursday, 23 April 1685 |
William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| William III and II and Mary II | (reigned jointly) | 13 February 1688/1689 | Thursday, 11 April 1689 | Henry Compton, Bishop of London |
| Anne | 8 March 1701/1702 | Saint George's Day, Thursday, 23 April 1702 |
Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury |
Kings and Queens of Great Britain and Ireland (1707-1801)
In 1707, England and Scotland officially joined to form Great Britain. Ireland was also part of this kingdom.
| Monarch | Consort (Spouse) | Date of Accession | Date of Coronation | Presiding Cleric (Religious Leader) |
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| George I | 1 August 1714 | Wednesday, 20 October 1714 | Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| George II - article | Caroline of Ansbach | 11 June 1727 | Wednesday, 11 October 1727 | William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| George III - article | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 25 October 1760 (King) 8 September 1761 (Queen) marriage |
Tuesday, 22 September 1761 | Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury |
United Kingdom Monarchs (1801-Today)
Since 1801, the country has been known as the United Kingdom. Coronations continue to be grand events, usually held at Westminster Abbey in London.
| Monarch | Consort (Spouse) | Date of Accession | Date of Coronation | Presiding Cleric (Religious Leader) | |
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| George IV - article | 29 January 1820 | Thursday, 19 July 1821 | Charles Manners-Sutton, Archbishop of Canterbury | ||
| William IV - article | Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen | 26 June 1830 | Thursday, 8 September 1831 | William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Victoria - article | 20 June 1837 | Thursday, 28 June 1838 | |||
| Edward VII - article | Alexandra of Denmark | 22 January 1901 | Saturday, 9 August 1902 | Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| George V - article | Mary of Teck | 6 May 1910 | Thursday, 22 June 1911 | Randall Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Edward VIII - article | 20 January 1936 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| George VI - article | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | 11 December 1936 | Wednesday, 12 May 1937 | Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Elizabeth II - article | 6 February 1952 | Tuesday, 2 June 1953 | Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury | ||
| Charles III - article | Camilla Shand | 8 September 2022 | Saturday, 6 May 2023 | Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury |
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