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Pomp & power: royal ceremonies through the centuries
Episode 1649

Pomp & power: royal ceremonies through the centuries

Ahead of King Charles’ coronation, Dr Alice Hunt explores how British royals have long used pomp and pageantry to reinforce their power and popularity

HistoryExtra podcast · Immediate

May 1, 202330m 8s

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Show Notes

Later this week, royal ceremony and spectacle will be deployed in full force for the coronation of King Charles III. But this latest lavish display is nothing new – British monarchs have long used pomp and pageantry to reinforce their power and popularity. Dr Alice Hunt speaks to Ellie Cawthorne about how monarchs down the centuries have used ceremony and ritual – and how it’s gone down with the public.

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