History of ST EDWARD’S CROWN. What crown will be used at the coronation of Charles III? Crown jewels

The history of ST EDWARD’S CROWN, which is used as the CORONATION CROWN and so will almost certainly be 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 jewelhouse there to this day. If you’d like to know how will Charles III be 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. Instagram:   / historycalling   Patreon: www.patreon.com/historycalling SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW VIDEOS EVERY FRIDAY YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: TREASURE PLAYLIST:    • Treasure!   History of the Cullinan Diamond:    • THE BIGGEST DIAMOND EVER FOUND | History o...   Wild history of Scotland’s Crown Jewels:    • Wild history of SCOTLAND’S CROWN JEWELS. H...   Queen Victoria’s comical coronation:    • The Story of QUEEN VICTORIA & her COMICAL ...   Princess Diana’s Travolta dress:    • DIANA’S TRAVOLTA DRESS | Diana's famous fa...   Biography of Queen Elizabeth II:    • BIOGRAPHY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II | The Reig...   Anne Boleyn’s B necklace:    • ANNE BOLEYN’S B NECKLACE | Anne Boleyn’s j...   The Darnley or Lennox Jewel:    • THE DARNLEY OR LENNOX JEWEL | famous Stuar...   GEAR USED Apple MacBook Pro Laptop (for video editing): https://amzn.to/3S6IoRK DJI Drone: https://amzn.to/38h1vXr (UK LINK) OR https://amzn.to/39hROZm (US LINK) Go-Pro Hero 10 camera: https://amzn.to/3EPIK9U (UK LINK) OR https://amzn.to/3rTWScL (US LINK) GoPro 3-Way 2.0 (Tripod/Grip/Arm): https://amzn.to/37CdC1r (UK LINK) OR https://amzn.to/3vaVxjU (US LINK) Memory Card: https://amzn.to/36QvcOQ (UK LINK) OR https://amzn.to/3KeLZZs (US LINK) Microphone: https://amzn.to/3MFtoaK (UK LINK) OR https://amzn.to/3rYtjH8 (US LINK) THUMBNAIL: Wikimedia Commons, Firebrace, CC BY-SA 4.0 (detail) Creative Commons licenses used see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/