A History of Coronations: Around the World Today

Patrons can see all 4 parts of my Coronation History series today, at: The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla is unique in modern times. The United Kingdom is the only monarchy in Europe which still holds coronations. Secularism and revolutions from the enlightenment through the 20th century did away with Europe’s other crowning traditions. No one wanted a coronation when crowned head where getting chopped off. But Britain is not the only modern monarchy which puts a little pomp and pizazz into celebrating the beginning of a new royal reign. Many surviving monarchies outside of Europe still hold traditional coronation and enthronement ceremonies. They are a way to keep history and culture alive, link the mystic chain of dynasty, secure the reign of a new monarch and ensure that their subjects viewed them with proper reverence. Today, we’ll explore fascinating coronation and enthronement traditions going on today in Africa, Asia and Oceania. And find out when and why 11 of Europe’s 12 surviving monarchies stopped (or never started) doing coronations. And what they do instead to commemorate the ascension of a new sovereign. Eswatini Coronation Lesotho Coronation Asante Kingdom Enstoolment Toro Kingdom Coronation Bhutan Coronation Brunei Coronation Cambodia Coronation Japan Enthronement Thailand Coronation Tonga Coronation Belgium royal inauguration Denmark royal inauguration The Netherlands royal inauguration Norway royal inauguration Spain royal inauguration Sweden royal inauguration The Vatican Papal inauguration Luxembourg inauguration Andorra inauguration Liechtenstein inauguration Monaco inauguration Check out the History Tea Time Podcast: Spotify: Apple: Google: Music: “Zadok the Priest“ by George Frideric Handel (Creative Commons) “Bellissimo“ by Doug Maxwell For business inquiries, please contact LindsayHoliday@