Coronation of Henry VIII and Catherine

Coronation of Henry VIII and Catherine

16th-century woodcut depicting Henry and Catherine's coronation alongside their respective badges: the Tudor rose and pomegranate of Granada[1]
Date	24 June 1509
Location	Westminster Abbey, London, England
Participants	King Henry VIII Queen Catherine The Archbishop of Canterbury Peers of the Realm

The coronation of Henry VIII and his wife Catherine as King and Queen of England took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 24 June 1509.^[2][3] Henry acceded to the throne two months prior, following the death of King Henry VII on 21 April, and Catherine became his wife and queen on 11 June. The ceremony was presided over by William Warham, the incumbent Archbishop of Canterbury, and organized by Lady Margaret Beaufort, the King's grandmother who died 5 days later.

A splendid affair, the coronation of the new king and queen was met with great festivities across the country, and the populace had high hopes for the King's reign.^[2] Another full-length joint coronation would not be performed in the British Isles until that of James II of England and Mary of Modena in 1685, nearly two centuries later.^[4]