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On This Day In Royal History . 2 June 1420 . King Henry V married Catherine of Valois . . ◼ Henry V had been king for seven years when he married Catherine of Valois, daughter of King Charles VI of France. . ▪️ On 2 June 1420, Henry married Catherine at the Parish Church of St John or at Troyes Cathedral. . ◼ It was a supremely triumphant affair, attended by nobles & royalty from both England & France, & King James I of Scotland, a long-term but honoured prisoner in England, was also present. . ◼ Henry, now aged thirty-two, was at the height of his popularity & the coronation of his attractive nineteen year old queen was a cause for great rejoicing. A contemporary French chronicler, Enguerrand de Monstrelet, remarked that from the time that Catherine arrived at Dover ‘she was received as if she had been an angel of God.’ . ◼ Catherine gave birth to a son named Henry (later King Henry VI of England) on 6 December 1421 at Windsor. Her husband never saw their child. During the siege of Meaux, he became sick with dysentery & died on 31 August 1422, just before his 36th birthday. . ◼ Catherine was not quite 21 & was left a queen dowager. Charles VI died a couple of months after Henry V, making the young Henry VI king of England & English-occupied northern France. Catherine doted on her son during his early childhood. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1420 #d2jun #RoyalWedding #HenryV #KingHenryV #HenryVofEngland #KingHenryVofEngland #CatherineofValoise #History #HouseofPlantagenet #HouseofLancaster #EnglishMonarchy #OTD #BritishMonarchy #Historyfacts #Instahistory #Royalhistory #Wedding #Medieval #Weddingceremony #Troyes #France #Historyfacts (at Troyes, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA8WyyyjDo1/?igshid=1rvpmymg60h83

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On This Day In History . 2 June 1953 . Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II . . ◼ There was an added influence. Some months earlier, dowager Queen Mary’s doctors had told her that she was too ill to attend the service, & it was she who helped persuade her granddaughter to go along with the broadcasters’ wishes. In the event, Queen Mary died peacefully on 24 March, but Elizabeth’s mind was made up. . ◼ As she rode in the Gold State Coach to Westminster Abbey, the Queen wore a satin dress designed & made by Norman Hartnell, embroidered with emblems of the United Kingdom & the Commonwealth in gold & silver thread & encrusted with seed pearls & crystals. . ◼ She carried a bouquet of orchids & lilies of the valley from England, stephanotis from Scotland, carnations from Northern Ireland & the Isle of Man, & orchids from Wales. . ◼ On her head was the George IV State Diadem, which also incorporates national symbols – the rose, shamrock & thistle – in the arrangement of its 1,333 diamonds & 169 pearls. . . . #Onthisdayinhistory #Thisdayinhistory #d2jun #TheYear1953 #HerMajesty #TheQueen #ElizabethII #ERII #QueenElizabethII #HouseofWindsor #RoyalFamily #BritishMonarchy #TheBritishMonarchy #WestminsterAbbey #Westminster #London #Historyfacts #Historic #queenelizabeth #TheQueen #Royals #Instahistory #Royalhistory #GodSaveTheQueen #ERII1953 #onthisday #Diadem #Crown . 📷 Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2018 (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNJ9AcgQoj/?igshid=dksnyuokalnh

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The Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II . . 2 Jun 1953 . Photograph showing the Gold State Coach passing in front of Buckingham Palace - the Queen just visible inside the coach. . . . #HerMajesty #TheQueen #ElizabethII #ERII #QueenElizabethII #HouseofWindsor #RoyalFamily #BritishMonarchy #TheBritishMonarchy #GodSaveTheQueen #ERII1953 #Onthisdayinhistory #Theyear1953 #d2jun . 📷 Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2018 (at Buckingham Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNJT5QArX_/?igshid=10yf7x5llq8zy

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On This Day In History . 2 June 1953 . Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II . . ◼ The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II as monarch of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, Pakistan & Ceylon took place on 2 June 1953. . . ◼ Elizabeth ascended the thrones of these countries at age 25, upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952, & was proclaimed queen by her various privy & executive councils shortly afterwards. . ◼ The coronation was delayed for more than a year because of the tradition that such a festival was inappropriate during the period of mourning that followed the death of the preceding sovereign. . ◼ In the ceremony itself, Elizabeth swore an oath to uphold the laws of her nations & to govern the Church of England. Celebrations took place and a commemorative medal was issued throughout the Commonwealth realms. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1953 #d2jun #Coronation #Coronation1953 #WestminsterAbbey #HerMajesty #TheQueen #ElizabethII #QueenElizabethII #HouseofWindsor #RoyalFamily #BritishMonarchy #TheBritishMonarchy #godsavethequeen #Royalhistory #Historic #Crownjewels #buckinghampalace #London #Westminster #Commonwealth #GreatBritain (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNI9O4gq0g/?igshid=ctummv9wbzu5

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On This Day In History . 2 June 1420 . King Henry V married Catherine of Valois . . ◼ Henry V had been king for seven years when he married Catherine of Valois, daughter of King Charles VI of France. ◼ On 2 June 1420, Henry married Catherine at the Parish Church of St John or at Troyes Cathedral. . ◼ It was a supremely triumphant affair, attended by nobles & royalty from both England & France, & King James I of Scotland, a long-term but honoured prisoner in England, was also present. . ◼ Henry, now aged thirty-two, was at the height of his popularity & the coronation of his attractive nineteen year old queen was a cause for great rejoicing. A contemporary French chronicler, Enguerrand de Monstrelet, remarked that from the time that Catherine arrived at Dover ‘she was received as if she had been an angel of God.’ . ◼ Catherine gave birth to a son named Henry (later King Henry VI of England) on 6 December 1421 at Windsor. Her husband never saw their child. During the siege of Meaux, he became sick with dysentery & died on 31 August 1422, just before his 36th birthday. . ◼ Catherine was not quite 21 & was left a queen dowager. Charles VI died a couple of months after Henry V, making the young Henry VI king of England & English-occupied northern France. Catherine doted on her son during his early childhood. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1420 #d2jun #RoyalWedding #HenryV #KingHenryV #HenryVofEngland #KingHenryVofEngland #CatherineofValoise #History #HouseofPlantagenet #HouseofLancaster #EnglishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #Historyfacts #Instahistory #Royalhistory #Wedding #Medieval #Weddingceremony #Troyes #France #Historyfacts (at Troyes, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNITjuAeoU/?igshid=17h6tdcf8lrmr

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On This Day In History . 2 June 1420 . King Henry V married Catherine of Valois . . ◼ On 2 June 1420, Henry married Catherine of Valois, the French king's (Charles VI of France) daughter, at the Parish Church of St John or at Troyes Cathedral. . ◼ Catherine gave birth to a son named Henry (later King Henry VI of England) on 6 December 1421 at Windsor. Her husband never saw their child. During the siege of Meaux, he became sick with dysentery & died on 31 August 1422, just before his 36th birthday. . ◼ Catherine was not quite 21 & was left a queen dowager. Charles VI died a couple of months after Henry V, making the young Henry VI king of England & English-occupied northern France. Catherine doted on her son during his early childhood. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1420 #d2jun #RoyalWedding #HenryV #KingHenryV #HenryVofEngland #KingHenryVofEngland #CatherineofValoise #QueenConsort #Valois #History #Troyes #France #Historians #Historyfacts #HouseofPlantagenet #HouseofLancaster #EnglishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #Royalhistory #Instahistory (at Troyes, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNIBbmgHbt/?igshid=td1007qmoqzr

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On This Day In Royal History . 2 June 1953 . Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II . ◼ The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II as monarch of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, Pakistan & Ceylon took place on 2 June 1953. . . ◼ Elizabeth ascended the thrones of these countries at age 25, upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952, & was proclaimed queen by her various privy & executive councils shortly afterwards. . ◼ The coronation was delayed for more than a year because of the tradition that such a festival was inappropriate during the period of mourning that followed the death of the preceding sovereign. . ◼ In the ceremony itself, Elizabeth swore an oath to uphold the laws of her nations & to govern the Church of England. Celebrations took place and a commemorative medal was issued throughout the Commonwealth realms. . Look out for more coronation posts throughout the day 👍 . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1953 #d2jun #Coronation #Coronation1953 #WestminsterAbbey #HerMajesty #TheQueen #ElizabethII #QueenElizabethII #HouseofWindsor #RoyalFamily #BritishMonarchy #otd #Majesty #historyinpictures #onthisday #Britishroyalty #Britishhistory #britishroyalfamily #TheBritishMonarchy #godsavethequeen #Royalhistory #Historic #Crownjewels #buckinghampalace #London #Westminster #GreatBritain (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPntj1qDJU8/?utm_medium=tumblr