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Chapter 7 - Chapter 7: Coronation

 On the following day there was a great entombment at St. George's Cathedral, Windsor Castle. All sixteen Regents were present, and the nobles whose dominions were in the vicinity of London also managed to arrive.

 The first thing to start is to enter the convergence ceremony, the maids of honor will first clean the king's body, make-up, dressed in full, wearing very gorgeous and solemn clothes, giving a sense of solemnity.

 Edward looked at the last of his father in this life and was filled with emotion, this was the man who had given a kingdom to himself.

 Moving again to St. George's Cathedral, the entire immediate royal family stayed with the side, praying and singing, while the body was placed in a coffin and covered with the first layer of

 Blackwood boards, and then completely seal the coffin when the funeral service is completed and the remains are viewed.

 The entombment was conducted by Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, with singing and prayer.

 The crowds of arriving collateral nobles of the Tudor royal family then came to view the remains, and because Catholicism advocates heaven after death, those who came to the ceremony were all smiling and bowed in respect to the King's body.

 The coffin ceremony is usually held for seven days, and the coffin is parked in St. George's Cathedral, where nobles and emissaries from various countries come to venerate the remains every day.

 After the coffin ceremony comes the funeral ceremony, which is held on no particular day, as long as it is convenient for everyone, usually in the evening.

 Participation in the coffin, the main target is the deceased's surviving family members, but also to see the deceased for the last time.

 In addition to the family and friends of the deceased who knew the body well, the family and friends of the bereaved family also participate in the funeral service, so the funeral service is more solemn, and there is a certain etiquette. Prayers and hymns are sung, the body is placed in the coffin, the first transparent layer is covered, and the coffin is sealed after the funeral service is over and the remains are viewed.

 St. George's Church is one of the main buildings in Windsor Castle's West End and is known as the Royal Temple of Britain. This Gothic church, built in , is where many of the major events in British history have taken place, and where kings and queens of the British monarchs have been buried after their deaths since the turn of the century. These include Queen Alexandra Victoria, who reigned for many years, Edward the Great, and of course the famous King Edward the Great, who loved beauty more than the mountains. (After his abdication, he became the Duke of Windsor.) The church celebrates the annual pilgrimage of the Knights of the Order of the Cadet to the King in the inner sanctum.

 The whole of England was steeped in grief over the death of the king, while men of insight feared for the situation of the country where the Lord's young ministers were strong.

 The entire King's funeral took place for almost a month, and at the end His Majesty was buried with his third wife, Jane Seymour, as she bore His Majesty's only male heir, Edward.

 Come and see what posterity has to say about him during the reign of Henry VIII, the implementation of the Reformation, so that the Church of England separated from the Holy See, himself became the supreme religious leader of England, made a comprehensive reform of the country's government institutions, and in Europe with a policy of equalization of foreign policy to safeguard the political and economic interests of their own countries.

 These led to great changes in Britain's socio-economic conditions, political system, culture, ideology, and religion, and led to the eventual formation of Britain as a unified and centralized modern nation-state, creating favorable conditions for the further development of the capitalist factor. In this process Henry VIII played a major role as an autocrat with unprecedented power.

 Though he made a messy move late in his life, causing the Tudor crown to sell off most of the proceeds from the Reformation, adding to the finances of the entire government, and was the fuse for the subsequent bourgeois revolution.

 Heh heh! Charles I of the later Stuart dynasty led an uprising led by Cromwell because of tax increases.

 It's kind of karma! Who told him that the Stuart family took advantage of a great bargain and got a big country with their empty hands, and there are no such good bargains to be taken in the world.

 In Westminster Cathedral (weststerabbey), Edward, dressed in full regalia, knelt on one knee with Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, standing in front of him.

 Since the Reformation by Henry VIII, the King has replaced the Pope as the leader of the religious class in England. And the Bishop of Canterbury is the highest office other than the King's, effectively leading the Anglican Protestant Church in England.

 The current Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, was a radical reformer and a key aide to Henry VIII's reforms.

 Edward got up early and followed his maid of honor, Luna, to Westminster Cathedral to practice his coronation early to avoid making a fool of himself when the time came.

 Walking in the corridors of the cathedral, I found that it is a typical Gothic building, which looks extraordinarily spectacular and majestic. Various colors of glass in the sun, reflecting the dazzling colors, more highlight the church is different from the magnificent.

 Westminster Abbey, built in AD on the north bank of the Thames in London, was built by Edward the Confessor and canonized in AD.

 Henry III vowed to build a more imposing church in the Gothic style in honor of Edward, leaving little of the original structure standing.

 It is both the chapel of the Church of England, where British monarchs, including the current Queen, have been crowned, and Westminster Abbey, where members of the British royal family have been married, as well as a state funeral mausoleum.

 Edward kept his head down and only heard Archbishop Thomas' voice ringing out.

 "By the Grace of God, Edward VI, King of England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith and Head of the Church of England and Ireland ..." (henrytheeighth,bythegraceofgod. kgofengnd, franceandirend, defenderofthefaithandofthechurchofengndandalsoofirendearthsuprehead ...). "

 With a string of titles added to his body, Thomas formally prepares to place the crown, symbolizing kingship, on Edward's head.

 Just then, Edward stood up with uncharacteristic abruptness and walked over to Bishop Thomas, who had long been stunned, to pick up the crown.

 "I am namely, Edward VI, ruler of England, and God's vicegerent on earth."

 After making this very pretentious statement that stunned the nobles and messengers present, Edward rightfully put on the crown himself.

 Edward gave Archbishop Thomas an apologetic nod, allowing the open-mouthed Lord Bishop to slowly return to his normal color, full of silvery-white hair that Edward couldn't bear to see.

 But Edward quickly recovered his mood; there was no room for the slightest lapse at this important moment.

 With that, Edward raised his scepter, a symbol of kingship, and waved it at the noble gentlemen who had gathered around, and there was silence.

 "Surrogates! Actor!" I don't know who shouted, as if a thunderbolt had exploded the stunned nobles and gentlemen.

 "Generation walker! Surrogate, Surrogate ......" The nobles shouted and echoed as if they had realized something, and the atmosphere suddenly warmed up.

 The people cheered obliviously, not noticing the gentle sigh of relief from His Majesty the King, who had just become Edward VI.

 "Whew! Thank goodness the tow was arranged in advance, or it would have been embarrassing!" Edward took another breath, "Ugh! Travelers aren't omnipotent, so we should do less of this kind of thing in the future!"