The Gazette – Royal coronation supplements (1685-1953)

Royal coronation supplements

As the official public record since 1665 and newspaper of the Crown, The Gazette has been recording royal events for over three centuries. As such, it has recorded every coronation of a British monarch since its inception.

This dataset of PDF documents includes all coronation supplements published in The London Gazette since the coronation of King James II (of England and Ireland) and VII (of Scotland) in 1685, through to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

This dataset includes Gazette supplements detailing:

• The coronation of James II (of England and Ireland) and VII (of Scotland)
• The coronation of Mary II and William III(of England and Ireland) and II (of Scotland)
• The coronation of Queen Anne
• The coronation of King George I
• The coronation of King George II
• The coronation of King George III
• The coronation of King George IV
• The coronation of King William IV
• The coronation of Queen Victoria
• The coronation of King Edward VII
• The coronation of King George V
• The coronation of King George VI
• The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Supplements contain the Order of Processions as well as details about the coronation services themselves.

About The Gazette

Since 1665 The Gazette has been the UK’s official public record and is now formally the combination of three publications: The London Gazette, The Belfast Gazette and The Edinburgh Gazette. These are the UK's official journals of record.

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