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This little book is intended to serve as a reminder of some facts concerning the ancient ceremony of "the crowning of the King," that may be of interest to those whose attention is turned, as the attention of so many people, of so many lands, will be turned to the rites and pageantry attendant on the coronation of His Majesty King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

Much of what we term "romance," and many beautiful, odd and moving anecdotes and traditions have, during the ages, become attached to the installation of the Sovereign in various countries; a selection from this material is offered here, together with a brief mention of those cities for so long associated with coronations, in many of which, perhaps, no monarch will ever again be enthroned and crowned.

The book is for the general reader and no attempt has been made to deal exhaustively with any aspect of the vast subject; accuracy has been striven for where matters of fact are concerned, but some anecdotes touch on the fascinating world of legend, and are given as such, while there are points debatable among the learned that can only be given under reserve and with due deference to expert opinion.

MARJORIE BOWEN

Richmond, Surrey.

November, 1936.

King Edward the Second's Coronation.

From an old illuminated manuscript.