Queen's Coronation Preparations
Court officials complete arrangements for Elizabeth's delayed coronation as queen consort, more than a year after her marriage to Henry VII.
Role range: 1486-1503
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Elizabeth of York Biography and Timeline
Follow Elizabeth of York through 12 dated historical records for England.
Elizabeth of York, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1487–1487Years on this page
1487
Queen's Coronation Regalia Prepared
Regalia and ceremonial furnishings are prepared for the separate crowning of Elizabeth as queen consort.
Role range: 1486-1503
Queen's Coronation Procession Assembles
Nobles, civic representatives and household officers assemble for Elizabeth's ceremonial movement toward Westminster.
Role range: 1486-1503
Queen's Public Entry before Crowning
Elizabeth appears in a formal public procession before her coronation, presenting Yorkist blood within the new Tudor settlement.
Role range: 1486-1503
Queen's Coronation Anointing
Holy oil is applied to Elizabeth of York in the consecratory stage of the service before she receives the queen's regalia.
Role range: 1486-1503
Queen's Coronation Communion
The queen joins the Mass and receives communion after the ceremonies that establish her publicly as Henry VII's crowned consort.
Role range: 1486-1503
Queen's Coronation Feast
A formal feast follows Elizabeth's crowning, reinforcing her status as queen and symbolically uniting Yorkist and Tudor claims.
Role range: 1486-1503
Queen's Coronation Recess
The crowned queen leaves the Abbey in state and proceeds to the secular celebrations following the service.
Role range: 1486-1503
Queen's Coronation Recognition
Elizabeth is formally presented and recognised before the queen-consort coronation service proceeds.
Role range: 1486-1503
Queen's Coronation Ring Presented
Elizabeth receives the ceremonial ring symbolising her consecrated relationship to the crown and realm.
Role range: 1486-1503
Queen's Crown Placed
Elizabeth is crowned queen consort in Westminster Abbey in a separate ceremony from that of Henry VII.
Role range: 1486-1503
Queen's Sceptre Presented
Elizabeth receives the sceptre and associated regalia used in the traditional crowning of an English queen consort.
Role range: 1486-1503
Records, sources and methodology
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