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Archive for May 2023

The History Behind the Graffiti-Covered Coronation Chair

By Christopher Klein | May 5, 2023 | 0

Lavish robes. Gilded scepters. Diamond-festooned crowns. With all that ornamentation at the coronation of King Charles III, you might expect the monarch to be taking in the ceremony from a plush throne fit for a king. The 700-year-old Coronation Chair, however, is an austere, oaken seat that looks so uncomfortable that it’s likely to induce…

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