Coronation of James II

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The Coronation of James II was the 1685 ceremonial crowning of James II of England and VII of Scotland at Westminster Abbey, marking the beginning of his short and controversial reign.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf coronation
royal ceremony
after Restoration of the monarchy in England
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Ireland
Kingdom of Scotland
chronology took place early in the reign of James II
coatOfArms Royal Arms of England used by James II
country Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
followedBy Coronation of William III and Mary II
follows Coronation of Charles II
genre state ceremony
hasCause accession of James II to the English throne
death of Charles II of England
hasEffect beginning of the reign of James II of England
beginning of the reign of James VII of Scotland
hasHistoricalContext prelude to the Glorious Revolution
hasQuality controversial
hasSubject James II of England
James VII of Scotland
hasTheme monarchical legitimacy
religious tension in 17th-century England
succession of the English throne
inception 1685-04-23
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn City of Westminster
London
location Westminster Abbey
participant Anglican clergy
English nobility
House of Commons of England
House of Lords
James II of England
Mary of Modena
Roman Catholic clergy
partOf reign of James II of England and VII of Scotland
pointInTime 1685-04-23
religion Roman Catholicism
significantEvent first openly Catholic coronation of an English monarch since the Reformation
modification of Anglican coronation rite to accommodate a Catholic monarch
significantFor Stuart dynasty
history of the British Isles
history of the English monarchy
startTime 1685-04-23
timePeriod Restoration era
Stuart period
usedSymbol English royal regalia
St Edward's Crown

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Coronation of Charles II
followedBy
St Edward's Crown
usedIn

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