{"product_id":"the-drama-of-coronation-medieval-ceremony-in-early-modern-england-paperback-9780521182874","title":"The Drama of Coronation; Medieval Ceremony in Early Modern England (Paperback) 9780521182874","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Drama of Coronation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMedieval Ceremony in Early Modern England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAssesses the impact of the Reformation on the period's coronation ceremonies, and examines how they were described by contemporary observers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlice Hunt (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521182874, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 17 February 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e254 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.35 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Alice Hunt's first monograph is an engrossing and superbly written account of the sixteenth-century Tudor coronation ceremony.' Modern Language Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe coronation was, and perhaps still is, one of the most important ceremonies of a monarch's reign. This book examines the five coronations that took place in England between 1509 and 1559. It considers how the sacred rite and its related ceremonies and pageants responded to monarchical and religious change, and charts how they were interpreted by contemporary observers. Hunt challenges the popular position that has conflated royal ceremony with political propaganda and argues for a deeper understanding of the symbolic complexity of ceremony. At the heart of the study is an investigation into the vexed issues of legitimacy and representation which leads Hunt to identify the emergence of an important and fruitful exchange between ceremony and drama. This exchange will have significant implications for our understanding both of the period's theatre and of the cultural effects of the Protestant Reformation.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: The 'idol' ceremony of coronation\u003cbr\u003e 1. Why crown a King?: Henry VIII and the medieval coronation\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'Come my love thou shalbe crowned': the drama of Anne Boleyn's coronation\u003cbr\u003e 3. 'But a ceremony': Edward VI's reformed coronation and John Bale's King Johan\u003cbr\u003e 4. 'He hath sent Marye our soveraigne and Quene': England's first Queen and Respublica\u003cbr\u003e 5. 'A stage wherin was shewed the wonderfull spectacle': representing Elizabeth I's coronation\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: 'Presume not that I am the thing I was'.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e], Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912971968792,"sku":"9780521182874","price":37.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521182874i_be99ad1b-eb26-4dd1-bce3-121f50e61554.jpg?v=1691373326","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-drama-of-coronation-medieval-ceremony-in-early-modern-england-paperback-9780521182874","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}