A History of Coronations

For centuries, coronations have been a symbol of power and authority, with many cultures throughout history celebrating the crowning of their monarchs. From ancient Egypt and Rome to more modern times, coronations have been steeped in symbolism and ritual. At SuperStock, we offer a gallery of stock images that capture the grande...Read more

Queen Elizabeth II, on her Coronation Day, Westminster Abbey, London, England, UK, June 2, 1952

An Offical Photograph of the Coronation of King George VI, seated with his Wife the Queen, Elizabeth. Date: 1932

Elizabeth II, daughter of George VI was proclaimed queen in 1953. Her coronation was the first major royal event to be televised. Date: 1953

Front cover showing the coronation ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 6th June 1953

A special edition front cover of Queen Elizabeth II. 1953

Front cover design for The Tatler magazine to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953. It features a painting of the Queen wearing fur and carrying a bouquet of roses. Date: 1953

The coronation of Queen Victoria at Westminster Abbey, London. 28 June 1838

Edward II crowned King of England at Westminster 25th February 1308

Street party with Union Jack flags and bunting to celebrate Queen's Diamond Jubilee at Swinbrook in The Cotswolds, UK

Union Jack flags on napkins as patriotic gesture for jubilee street party celebrations in the UK

CORONATION OF QUEEN VICTORIA IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY, JUNE 28, 1838, LONDON, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european

England, London, Covent Garden. A group of revellers draped in Union Jack flags.

England, Oxfordshire, Oxford. Union flags with bunting and lanterns decorate St. Ebbes Street in Oxford.

England, London, Little Venice. Patriotic bunting.

Cakes for village celebration of Queen's Diamond Jubilee; Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

CORONATION OF RICHARD IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY

THE CORONATION CHAIR AND 'STONE OF DESTINY,' WESTMINSTER ABBEY

Buckingham Palace and The Mall, flagged street, Southwark, London, London region, England, United Kingdom

The Benediction at the Coronation of H.M. King George VI and H.M. Queen Elizabeth. Frank O. Salisbury (1874-1962). Charcoal, coloured chalk and watercolour on beige paper. 57.1 x 107.9cm

The Crowning of H.M. Queen Elizabeth. Frank O. Salisbury (1874-1962). Charcoal, coloured chalk and watercolour on beige paper. 64.7 x 107.9cm

Portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth, seated full length, in Coronation Robes. Frank O. Salisbury (1874-1962). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1937. 76.2 x 55.9cm

CORONACION DE DON MANUEL QUINTANA POR ISABEL II EN EL SALON DE SESIONES DEL SENADO 25/3/1855 - 1859 - L 4,20x5,61 - Nº INVENTARIO 15. Author: LOPEZ PIQUER LUIS. Location: SENADO-PINTURA, MADRID, SPAIN.

Celebrations for the coronation of Tsar Alexander III in 1881. Russia, 19th century.

England, North Yorkshire, York. A row of Union Jack flags.

England, Essex, Saffron Walden. Union Jack flags and red white and blue bunting flying in Thaxted.

George VI, 1895 - 1952 King of the United Kingdom From The Coronation of their majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Official Souvenir Progr...

England, London, Westminster. Westminster Abbey, the traditional place of coronation and burial site for monarchs of the Commonwealth realms. There have been 16 royal weddings at the abbey since 100.

England, London, Westminster. Westminster Abbey, the traditional place of coronation and burial site for monarchs of the Commonwealth realms. There have been 16 royal weddings at the abbey since 100.

England, London, Westminster. Union Flag hanging on the Royal Wedding route in London's Parliament Square with the iconic clockface of Big Ben in the background.

England, London, Westminster. An elderly Royal Wedding enthusiast wearing red,white and blue clothing, camped outside Westminster Abbey, two days before the big event in central London.

England, London, The Mall. A happy Royal Wedding spectator on The Mall in central London a day before the big event holding a bottle of Prince William Champagne.

England, London, The Mall. Two happy Royal Wedding spectators on The Mall a day before the big event in central London, dressed in union flags.

England, London, The Mall. A mother and daughter wearing Union Jack capes camped on The Mall in preparation for the Royal Wedding the following day.

England, London, The Mall. View down The Mall towards Buckingham Palace with Union flags lining the route of the Royal Wedding.

England, London, Notting Hill. British Royal Family commemorative memorabilia on sale at Portobello Road Antiques Market.

Coronation of King Henry VI of England November 6 1429. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

Coronation of James I

HENRY III, 1207-1272, reigned 1216 to 1272, at his coronation, October 28, 1216, holding model of Westminster Abbey which he enlarged

After Coronation ceremonies, the Royal family gathers to greet their subjects. L-R, foreground: Queen Elizabeth (Queen Consort to George VI), Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II), Princess Margaret, King George VI, September 25, 1951, CSU Archives/Courtesy Everett Collection

Queen Elizabeth I, a commoner, although of noble Scottish lineage, ride with King George to open the first state parliament of their reign. 11/2/37.

The magnificent state coach, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth I seated inside, passing through Trafalgar Square to Westminster Abbey, during the coronation procession. 5/18/37.

First International TV Broadcast in Germany, (Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of England), June 2, 1953

CORONACION DE DON MANUEL QUINTANA POR ISABEL II EN EL SALON DE SESIONES DEL SENADO 25/3/1855 - 1859 - L 4,20x5,61 - Nº INV 15 - DET - Co. Author: LUIS LOPEZ PIQUER. Location: SENADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA FRANCISCO. ISABEL II REINA DE ESPAÑA (1830-1904). MANUEL JOSE QUINTANA (1772/1857).

Queen Victoria in her coronation robes 1837 from Jubilee book of Queen Victoria. oleograph.

Joan of Arc at the Coronation of King Charles VII by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, France, Paris, Musee du Louvre

England, London, Portobello Road. Tin boxes bearing images of British monarchs for sale in Portobello market.

Street party with Union Jack flags and bunting to celebrate Queen's Diamond Jubilee at Swinbrook in The Cotswolds, UK

The coronation of William III and Mary II Stuart as King and Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, 21 April 1689. Marked top right: fol. 897., Coronation of William III and Mary II, 1689 William the III and Mary are crowned King and Queen of England int Year 1689 , print maker: Jan Luyken, printer: Jurriaen van Poolsum, print maker: Amsterdam, printer: Utrecht, 1689, paper, etching, h 113 mm × w 137 mm

Medal on the coronation of George III of England and his consort, penny footage copper, George III crowned by the archbishop of Canterbury regulation: GEORGE THE III. KING OF ENGLAND. CROWND. SP 22. 1761. George III Great Britain

Casting from the reverse of token on the coronation of William III and Mary to king and queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, penny casting sculpture lead metal, England as crowned woman receives the aid of the Netherlands depicted by martial goddess; in the background sea with ships; left in front of the coat of arms of the king next to it pillar with freedom hat omschrift: M. BRIT. EXP. NAV - BAT. LIB. REST. ASSERTA (Great Britain restored and insured by the shipping of the Dutch) King Stadholder Prince William III Orange Mary of York Maria Stuart II Coronation

Procession to the coronation ceremony, 21 April 1689. William III and Mary II Stuart under a canopy in a long procession on their way to Westminster Abbey. With figures in the representation and marked at top right: third Part. fol. 118., Coronation procession of William III, 1689 Pledges to the Crowning of William the third, and Mary the second, as King and Queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Celebrated the 21 April 1689 within London , print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Jan Claesz ten Hoorn, Amsterdam, 1689, paper, etching, h 178 mm × w 291 mm

Trooping The Colour 2016 London England

Trooping The Colour 2016 London England

William II (Willem Frederik George Lodewijk van Oranje-Nassau) (6 December 1792 17 March 1849) was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg from 7 October 1840 until his death in 1849. The Coronation of King William II of the Netherlands, in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam November 1840 By Nicolaas Pieneman

1953 street party in England to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth I in coronation robes. Elizabeth I (1533-1603) queen of England from 1558. Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, she was the last Tudor

James II of England VII of Scotland (1633-1701). Reigned 1685-1688. Coronation of James II and his queen Mary (of Modena), 1685. Scene in the Banqueting Hall, Whitehall, London, celebrating the coronation. Engraving.

Victoria (1819-1901) queen of England from 1837 and Empress of India from 1876. Coronation in Westminster Abbey, 28 June 1837. Archbishop of Canterbury placing crown on queen's head. Oleograph

George V, King of Great Britain 1910-1936, with his consort Queen Mary, in coronation robes, 1911.

Queen Victoria Taking the Coronation Oath, June 28, 1838, Sir George Hayter, 1792-1871, British, 1850, Oil on panel, Support (PTG): 14 3/16 x 10 inches (36 x 25.4 cm), cape, coronation, gold, jewels, portrait, red, robes, royal, scepter, woman

Coronation of King William IV and Queen Adelaide, William Woolnoth, active 1806-1830, British, after George Cattermole, 1800-1868, British, 1831, Engraving, hand-colored

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill with his Son Randolph and Grandson Winston, wearing Coronation Robes, at Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, photograph by Toni Frissell, June 2, 1953

Photograph of King George VI (1895-1952) immediately after the Queen's Coronation. Dated 1937

Photograph of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900-2002) and King George VI (1895-1952) immediately after the Queen's Coronation. Dated 1937

Portrait of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England, in formal coronation robes.

Westminster Abbey, London. Image shows the throne set in the centre of the abbey, preparation for George VI coronation.

Coronation banquet of King George IV of Great Britain, at Westminster Hall, London 1820

Coronation of William I (The Conqueror) as King of England, in 1066. The coronation was interupted by a fire which broke out at Westminster Abbey.

Photograph of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900-2002) and King George VI (1895-1952) immediately after the Queen's Coronation. Dated 1937

Ticket to the Coronation of King George IV (1762-1830) king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover. Dated 1820

Ticket to the Coronation of King George III (1738-1820) King of Great Britain and King of Ireland. Dated 1761

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I of England . Dated 1558

Coronation of King George IV (1762-1830) king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover. Dated 1820

Engraving depicting the Coronation of King George IV (1762-1830) king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover. Dated 1820

Queen Mary of Great Britain with Princess Elizabeth at the coronation of King George VI in West Minster Abbey; 1937

King William III of England (1650-1702) in his Coronation Robes, Kneller, Sir Gotfrey (1646-1723)

The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth - and the two princesses in Coronation Robes, 12th May 1937.

Street parties held in many parts of London celebrating the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. 12th May 1937.

The coronation coach carrying King George V of Great Britain, to his ceremony at Westminster Abbey 1937.

Coronation of Ernest Augustus, 1913

The Coronation of William the Conqueror, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

Queen Elizabeth II riding in the Gold State Coach enroute to her coronation. June 6, 1953. - (BSLOC_2014_15_259)

England, London, Westminster, Westminster Abbey

Part of the coronation procession of Edward VI Date: 1547

KING EDWARD III His coronation in Westminster Abbey at the age of 15 Date: 1312 - 1377

The Royal procession going to Westminster Abbey on Coronation day of King Edward VII (1841-1910), London, England, August 9, 1902, from L'illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIX, No 33, August 17, 1902.

Coronation of William III and Mary II, 1689, Jan Luyken, Jurriaen van Poolsum, 1689

Coronation of William III and Mary II Stuart by the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1689, Jan Luyken, Pieter van der Aa (I), 1698

The crown made for Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, on the coronation of King George VI when she was Queen Consort. The crown was made by Messrs. Garrard, and mounted in platinum. The foundation is a circlet used by Queen Victoria for court functions, and the Koh-i-Noor diamond is set in the front cross-pat饠springing from it. A drop-brilliant from the Treasury of Lahore, presented to Queen Victoria by the East India Company, is set in the top cross-pat饮 Date: 1937

Selfridge's Frontage - decorated to celebrate the Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth 1937

The Coronation Procession of King George V and Queen Mary arriving outside Westminster Abbey, London. Date: 22 June 1911

The sister of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret, enters the Coronation Theatre in Westminster Abbey. Her train is carried by Miss Iris Peake, and she is followed by her page, Albemarle Bowes Lyon, who carries her coronet. Behind him are the Heralds of Richmond, York, Chester and Lancaster. In the foreground is the Throne. Date: 1953

The culminating moment of the coronation ceremony, as Queen Elizabeth II is crowned queen in Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Date: 1953

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother passes along the nave of Westminster Abbey en route from the Annexe for the Coronation of her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953. She is followed by Princess Margaret and her retinue. Date: 1953

The Countess of Leicester, previously Lady Elizabeth Yorke (1912 - 1985), who acted as Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II at her Coronation, pictured wearing the Norman Hartnell dress she wore on the occasion. Designed by Norman Hartnell, it was of a white and gold French lame with a trailing leaf design. Date: 1953

Double page spread artist's impression of the Coronation procession of Queen Elizabeth II showing the various military and ceremonial representatives of the UK and Commonwealth. The border is edged with flags and insignia. Date: 1953

Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by her Maids of Honour alights from the golden State Coach on arriving at Westminster Abbey for her Coronation in June 1953. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh awaits her. The bouquet she carried included orchids, stephanotis and carnations from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and, by tradition, was presented to her by the Worshipful Company of Gardeners. Date: 1953

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953 in Westminster Abbey showing the Duke of Edinburgh paying homage. Date: 1953

The setting for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Westminster Abbey, with the Northern walls cut away to show the interior seating arrangements. Among those privileged to be present at the sacred rites are peers (South Transept) and Peeresses (North Transept), Members of Parliament, Royal and other representatives of foreign states and the Commonwealth, high ranking officers of the Fighting Services and the Press. Date: 1953

Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II (born 1926), arriving at Westminster Abbey for the Coronation of her father, King George VI on 15 May 1937. Picture shows the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal, bowing the eleven year old Heir Presumptive. Date: 1937

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