Chapter VII Coronation
The next day, at St. George's Cathedral in Windsor Castle, a grand burial ceremony was held. All sixteen regents arrived, as did the nobles whose domains were near London.
First of all, the maids washed the king's body, put on makeup, dressed neatly, and the clothes were as gorgeous and solemn as possible.
Then move to St. George's Cathedral, where the entire royal family stays by the side, praying and singing, and at the same time puts the body into the coffin, covers the first layer of transparent acrylic sheet, and waits for the funeral to be completed, and then the coffin is completely sealed.
At the time of burial by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas. Cranmer presides, singing and praying.
Later, the Tudor royal family members came to pay their respects, and because the Catholic Church advocates going to heaven after death, all those who came to the ceremony smiled and bowed to the king's body.
The funeral service is usually held for seven days, and the coffin is parked in St. George's Cathedral, where nobles and envoys from all over the world come to pay their respects to the remains.
After the funeral is the funeral, the funeral time is not a specific day, as long as it is convenient for everyone, it is generally held in the evening.
Participating in the funeral, the main object is the bereaved family of the deceased, and also to see the last face of the deceased.
In addition to the relatives and friends who are familiar to the deceased, the relatives and friends of the bereaved family also participated, so the funeral is more solemn and has a certain etiquette. Pray and sing hymns, and at the same time put the body into the coffin, cover the first layer of transparent board, and wait for the funeral to be completed, and then completely seal the coffin.
St George's Chapel is one of the main buildings in the West End of Fort Windsor and is known as the Royal Temple of Britain. This Gothic church, founded in 1475, has been the site of many major events in British history, and since the 18th century, 10 kings and 6 queens of the British monarchs have been buried here. Including Queen Alexandra Victoria, who reigned for 63 years, Edward VI, and of course, the famous king who "only loves beauty and not the country" - Edward 8. The church celebrates the Hajj pilgrimage to the king of the Knight of Gard in the inner hall every year.
The people of England were basking in the grief of the king's death, and the insightful were worried about the state of the lord's young and powerful country.
The entire King's funeral lasted almost a month and finally His Majesty the King with his third wife, Jane. Seymour was buried together because she gave birth to the only male heir to His Majesty, Edward.
Let's take a look at what later generations have to say about him: during the reign of Henry VIII, he implemented the Reformation, separated the Church of England from the Holy See, became the supreme religious leader of England, carried out a comprehensive reform of the country's government institutions, and protected the country's political and economic interests with a balance-of-power foreign policy in Europe.
All this has brought about great changes in Britain's social and economic conditions, political system, culture, ideology, and religion, and has enabled Britain to eventually form itself into a unified and centralized modern nation-state, creating favorable conditions for the further development of capitalist factors. In this process, Henry VIII played a major role as an absolute monarch with unprecedented power.
Although he made a foolish move in the later years, he sold most of the gains made by the Tudor royal family in the Reformation, which made the finances of the entire government worse, and was the trigger for the bourgeois revolution that followed.
Hey! The later Charles I of the Stuart dynasty led to a revolt led by Cromwell because of the tax increase.
This is also karma! Whoever called him The Stuart family took a big advantage, and he got a big country empty-handed, and there is no such good advantage in the world to take advantage of.
On 25 February, 1547, Westminster Abbey, Edward was dressed in full costume and kneeling on one knee, with the Archbishop of Canterbury standing in front of him. Cranmai.
Since the Reformation of Henry VIII, the king has replaced the pope as the head of the English religious community. The Bishop of Canterbury was the highest office other than the king, and actually led the Angam Protestant Church in England.
The current Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Murphy. Cranmer was a radical reformer and an important assistant to Henry VIII's reforms.
Edward got up early and followed his maid Luna to Westminster Abbey to practice the coronation ceremony early to avoid making a fool of himself.
Walking in the corridors of the cathedral, you will find that it is a typical Gothic building, which is extraordinarily spectacular and majestic. The dazzling colors reflected by the glass of various colors in the sunlight highlight the unique magnificence of the church.
Westminster Abbey was built in 960 on the north bank of the River Thames in London by Edward the Confessor and canonized in 1065.
In honor of Edward, Henry III vowed to build a more majestic church in the Gothic style, leaving little of the original structure behind.
It is the chapel of the Anglican Church and has been crowned by 38 British monarchs, including the current Queen, and Westminster Abbey is the main hall for weddings of members of the British royal family and a state funeral mausoleum.
Edward lowered his head, only to hear Archbishop Thomas's voice loud.
"By the grace of God, King of England, France, and Ireland, Keeper of the faith, Head of the Church in England and Ireland, Edward VI ......" (HenrytheEighth, bytheGraceofGod, Kingof England, FranceandIreland, DefenderoftheFaithandoftheChurchofEnglandandalsoofIrelandinEarthSupremeHead…… )。 ”
With a string of titles, Thomas officially prepared to place the crown on Edward's head, a symbol of royal power.
At that moment, Edward stood up uncharacteristically and abruptly, walked up to Bishop Thomas, who was already stunned, and picked up the crown.
"I am the ruler of England and God's agent on earth—Edward VI."
Edward pretended to be forced to say these words, which stunned the nobles and envoys present, and then put on the crown himself as a matter of course.
Edward nodded apologetically to Archbishop Thomas, allowing the bishop, who opened his mouth wide, to slowly return to his normal color, and his silver-white hair made Edward unbearable.
But Edward quickly recovered his mood and could not afford to make a mistake at this important moment.
Edward then raised the scepter, a symbol of royal power, and waved it at the onlookers, and the scene fell silent.
"Surrogate! Surrogate! I don't know who shouted, as if a thunderclap had exploded into the stunned nobles and gentlemen.
"Surrogate! Acting for the Practitioner, Acting for the Acting ............" The nobles shouted loudly as if they understood something, and the atmosphere suddenly became warm.
The people cheered in oblivion, not noticing the slight relief of His Majesty, who had just become King Edward VI.
"Whew! Fortunately, the delay was arranged in advance, otherwise it would have been embarrassing! Edward took another breath, "Alas! The traverser is not omnipotent, so you have to do less of this kind of thing in the future! ”