Coronation of Edward III (1327)

Timeline

1. 1327Westminster · EnglandAfter Edward II's abdication his son Edward III was proclaimed king on 25 January. Aged only 14, Parliament established a regency council with real power in the hands of Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer, who prepared the coronation politically and ceremonially.
2. 1327Westminster Abbey · LondonOn 1 February 1327 Archbishop Walter Reynolds of Canterbury crowned Edward III at Westminster Abbey. The young king received anointing, crown and scepter, formally gaining the English throne. The ceremony proceeded under the tight control of Isabella and Mortimer, symbolizing the establishment of a new dynastic order.
3. 1327–1330England · EnglandAfter the coronation England entered the Isabella-Mortimer regency. The regency faction pursued peace with Scotland and purged the old favorites, but Mortimer's autocracy also provoked noble discontent. Edward III did not rule in his own name until a coup in 1330, beginning his long reign of some 50 years.