Royal Weddings

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Royal Weddings- Emily Brand Shire Library

The meaning invested in royal weddings, and the manner in which they are conducted, have changed dramatically as ideas have shifted about the monarchy and about marriage itself. This book charts almost a thousand years of British royal weddings, from Henry I – whose bride was believed by many to be a runaway nun – through Henry VIIIs six attempts at matrimony, to the highly public weddings of recent years and the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton. It explores the traditions, symbols and rituals of the ceremonies themselves as well as the popular festivities and commemorative wares that have become a central means of marking the event.

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