Royal CoronationsRoyal Coronations by Lucinda Gosling offers an exploration of coronations from before the time of William the Conqueror through to Elizabeth IIs glorious coronation in 1953. The monarchy has made many concessions to the modern age, but the affirming rituals of the coronation the pageantry, the theatre and the symbolism are centuries old. Looking at the British coronation from its beginnings, Lucinda Gosling takes the reader on a thematic journey