History's most significant coronations
In 2023, King Charles and Queen Camilla were the most recent royals to be coronated
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This ritual—the act of placement or bestowal of a crown upon a monarch's head—has its origins in antiquity and has seen emperors and popes as well as kings and queens ascend to the highest seat in the land. But among the numerous coronations that have taken place throughout history are some truly significant ceremonies, events that had profound religious and cultural consequences.
Click through and witness history's most significant coronation ceremonies.
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