The history of ST EDWARD’S CROWN, which is used as the CORONATION CROWN and so was employed at the coronation of the King, stretches back to the time of Charles II. The destruction of the English crown jewels by Oliver Cromwell in 1649 meant that after the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 an almost entirely new suite of jewels had to be created and this item soon became one of the most important in the collection. In this royal jewels documentary from History Calling I’ll show you the crown, explain its design and the many fabulous precious stones it contains and answer the questions, why is it called St Edward’s Crown and what is the purpose of the crown jewels?
We’ll look at the history of British coronations to see the many times this crown has (and hasn’t) been used and at some of the most notable events in its ‘life’ including the time it was almost stolen from the Tower of London in 1671 by the Irishman Colonel Thomas Blood. Fortunately, he failed and the Crown is still in the Jewel House there to this day. If you’d like to know how Charles III was crowned, this is also the video for you. We’ll also look at how this crown is used in other mediums, especially as part of the monarch’s royal monogram or cypher and study the cyphers of sovereigns including Edward VIII, George V, Elizabeth II and Charles II and at some of the many places they appear, including royal mail post boxes, military uniforms and Britain’s famous red phone boxes.
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