lochiels:On Thursday June 1st at 9 AM, Anne Boleyn entered Westminster, wearing the purple and ermin
lochiels:On Thursday June 1st at 9 AM, Anne Boleyn entered Westminster, wearing the purple and ermine robes of royalty. She was seated in the coronation chair that still remains in the Abbey before she underwent the elaborate anointing ceremony and was crowned with the crown of St. Edward.What was remarkable about this was that Anne Boleyn was crowned as a monarch in her own right. Not only was she the sole royal consort who had ever been given her own, separate coronation ceremony, but she was crowned with St. Edward’s crown, anointed, and handed the orb and scepter, just like a king.The anointing ceremony created a mystical bond with God which lifted her above the earthly judgments of men … a bit like taking holy orders. There might be those who would contest her title to being Henry’s wife, but none could now dispute that she was the Queen of England. Indeed, after Henry annulled their marriage days before her execution, the council debated whether it was even possible to strip her of her title of queen. [x] [x] -- source link