Historical Incidents at Coronations of English Sovereigns.

For Sale is a Full Page of Drawings by A Forestier taken from "The Illustrated London News, Record Number for the Coronation of King Edward VII. and Queen Alexandra, June 26th, 1902, showing the following "Historical Incidents at Coronations of English Sovereigns."

1- At the Coronation of Henry the First's Consort, Adeliza, the King wore his crown, but Ralph, Archbishop of Canterbury, imagining that his right to put on the Monarch's crown had been infringed, refused to proceed with the ceremony, and removed the crown, in spite of the protests of the spectators.
2- The splendour of the Coronation of Richard I. was marred by a massacre of the Jews in London, although they had offered large sums of money to conciliate the King.
3- At the Coronation of Edward I., Alexander King of Scots came to do homage for the realm of Scotland. "At the solemnitie of this Coronation, there were let go at libertie (catch them that catch mite) five hundred great horses by the King of Scots" and other noblemen.
4- The procession of Edward VI. from the Tower was beguiled by the performance of an Arragonese, who "played many pretty toys" on a cable stretched from Paul's steeple to the gate of the Dean's house.
5- During the Coronation of Charles II., an unseamly quarrel arose between the Baron's of the Cinque Ports and the royal footmen, who separately claimed as their fee the canopy which had been borne over the King's head. The dispute was settled by the Sovereign himself.

Condition is Very Good, with a couple of Light Foxing Spots.