Elizabeth Tudor was crowned Queen of England on January 15 ... the ceremony involved being anointed with holy oil, putting God’s own mark on the ruler: it conferred the ultimate authority ...

during the televised coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, a canopy was held over the Queen as she was anointed to ensure it could not be seen. The recipe for the holy oil is secret, but contains ...

Elizabeth's Catholic cousin Mary, Queen of Scots is under house arrest ... She doesn’t want to set a precedent by executing an anointed monarch. After months of prevaricating, she finally ...

Listen to renowned historian Dr John Guy’s lecture on Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots. He discusses these two anointed queens who never met in life yet they lie buried at Westminster Abbey just a ...