1215 by Danny Danziger

Author:Danny Danziger [Danny Danziger & John Gillingham]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2004-10-04T16:00:00+00:00

Next John was dressed in the royal robes and handed the sword of justice by the archbishop. He was then led back to the high altar where the archbishop adjured him not to receive the crown unless he truly intended to keep the oaths he had sworn. John replied that, with God’s help, he intended to observe them all. Then the archbishop crowned him. The crown was so heavy that the king could wear it only with two earls helping to take the weight. Finally the archbishop gave him the sceptre and the virge, a rod of office, and John mounted the throne. He sat there while Mass was celebrated. When it came to the offertory the bishops led him again to the high altar, on which he placed one mark of the purest gold, then returned him to his throne. Mass over, still wearing the crown and carrying the sceptre and the virge, he processed back to the palace for the coronation banquet. For that he was permitted to wear a lighter crown and robes. Twenty-one fat oxen had been purchased in Worcestershire and driven to Westminster in time for the banquet.

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