See also:REGALIA (See also:Lat. regalis, royal, from rex, See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king)
, the ensigns of See also:royalty
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The See also:crown (see CROWN and CORONET) and See also:sceptre (see SCEPTRE) are dealt with separately
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Other See also:ancient symbols of royal authority are bracelets, the See also:sword, a robe or See also:mantle, and, in See also:Christian times, a See also:ring
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Bracelets, as royal emblems, are mentioned in the See also:Bible in connexion. with See also:Saul (2 Sam. i. so), and they have been commonly used by Eastern monarchs
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In See also:Europe their later use seems to have been fitfully confined to See also:England, although they were a very ancient See also:ornament for See also:kings among the See also:Teutonic races
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Two See also:coronation bracelets are mentioned among the articles of the See also:regalia ordered to be destroyed at the See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time of the See also:Commonwealth, and two new ones 'were made at the Restoration
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These are of See also:gold, i i in. in width, and ornamented with the See also:rose, See also:thistle, See also:harp and fleur-de-lis in See also:enamel See also:round them
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They have not been used for See also:modern coronations
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The sword is one of the usual regalia of most countries, and is girded on to the See also:sovereign during the coronation
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In England the one sword has been See also:developed into five
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The Sword of See also:State is See also:borne before the sovereign on certain state occasions, and at the coronation is exchanged for a smaller sword, with which the See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king is ceremonially girded
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The three other swords of the regalia are the " See also:Curtana," the Sword of See also:Justice to the Spirituality, and the Sword of Justice to the Temporality
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The Curtana has a blade cut off See also:short and square, indicating thereby the quality of See also:mercy
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The mantle, as a See also:symbol of royalty, is almost universal, but in the See also:middle ages other quasi-priestly See also:robes were added to it (see CORONATION)
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The See also:English mantle was formerly made of See also:silk; latterly See also:cloth of gold has been used
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The ring, by which the sovereign is wedded to his See also:kingdom, is not of so wide a range of usage
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That of the English kings held a large See also:ruby with a See also:cross engraved on it
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Recently a See also:sapphire has been substituted for the ruby
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See also:Golden spurs, though included among the regalia, are merely used to See also:touch the king's feet, and are not worn
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The See also:orb and cross was not anciently placed in the king's hands during the coronation ceremony, but was carried by him in the See also:left See also:hand on leaving the See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church
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It is emblematical of monarchical See also:rule, and is only used by a reigning sovereign
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The See also:idea is undoubtedly derived from the globe with the figure of Victory with which the See also:Roman emperors are depicted
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The larger orb of the English regalia is a magnificent See also:ball of gold, 6 in. in See also:diameter, with a See also:band round the centre edged with gems and pearls
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A similar band See also:arches the globe, on the See also:top of which is a remarkably See also:fine See also:amethyst r z in. in height, upon which rests the cross of gold outlined with diamonds
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There is a smaller orb made for See also:Mary II., who reigned jointly with King See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William III
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The English regalia, with one or two exceptions, were made for the coronation of See also:Charles II. by See also:Sir See also:Robert Vyner
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The Scottish regalia preserved at See also:Edinburgh comprise the crown, dating, in See also:part, from Robert the See also:Bruce, the sword of state given to See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James IV. by See also:Pope See also:Julius II., and two sceptres
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Besides regalia proper, certain other articles are sometimes included under the name, such as the See also:ampulla for the See also:holy oil, and the coronation See also:spoon
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The ampulla is of solid gold in the See also:form of an See also:eagle with outspread wings
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It weighs 10 oz., and holds 6 oz. of oil
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The spoon was not originally used for its See also:present purpose
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It is of the 12th or 13th See also:century, with a See also:long handle and See also:egg-shaped bowl
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Its See also:history is quite unknown
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See See also:Cyril See also:Davenport, The English Regalia, with illustrations in See also:colour of all the regalia; See also:Leopold Wickham Legg, English Coronation Records; The Ancestor, Nos
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1 and 2 (1902); See also:Menin, The Form, &c., of Coronations (translated from See also:French, 1727)
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