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London : George Eyre & Andrew Strahan
The Form and order of the service that is to be performed and of the ceremonies that are to be observed in the Coronation of His Majesty King George IIII in the Abbey Church of S. Peter, Westminster, on Thursday, the 19th of July 1821. 1821
RCIN 1080421
London : George Eyre & Andrew Strahan
The Form and order of the service that is to be performed and of the ceremonies that are to be observed in the Coronation of His Majesty King George IIII in the Abbey Church of S. Peter, Westminster, on Thursday, the 19th of July 1821 1821
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This is George IV’s copy of the Order of Service performed at his Coronation in July 1821. The King signed it: ‘I used this book at my Coronation. George R’. Extravagant as ever, George ensured that his Coronation was a magnificent affair. Costing around £250,000 (his father George III’s had cost around £10,000), it revived pageantry on a scale not seen since the reign of Elizabeth I.
Provenance
Purchased by King George V from J. Pearson & Co. in 1928; transferred to the Royal Library in July 1930.
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Other number(s)
RL acq. 1920-77: Books added to Royal Library, Windsor Castle 1 January 1920 to February 1977 – RL acq. 1920-77 5 July 1930
