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Wedding of Charles I, King of England, and Henrietta Maria, Princess of France. (Dover, London: 1625)
Described in
A True Discourse of all the Royal Passages, Tryumphs and Ceremonies, obserued at the Contract and Marriage of the High and Mighty Charles, King of Great Britaine, and the most excellentest of Ladies, the Lady Henrietta Maria of Burbon, sister to the most Christian King of France. (London, 1625)
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  Title_page
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  Section 'A True Relation of all the Royall Passages, Triumphes...'
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  Audience The King, his mother and sister receive the English ambassadors, the Earls of Carlisle and Holland.
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  Scaffold Constructed in Nostre Dame to celebrate the conclusion of the alliance.
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  Ceremony Proxy marriage performed
Procession List and order of the progress to the Church.
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  Banquet Following the conclusion of the marriage ceremonies.
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  Journey Queen leaves Paris for Boulogne on her way to England.
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  Reception At Dover followed by their first meeting.
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  Journey The King and Queen travel from Dover to Canterbury.
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  Oration Given by John Finch at Canterbury on 30th May.
Speech Text inserted in the body of the book.
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  Oration Second speech given by John Finch at Canterbury on 13th June.
Speech Text, again an insert
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  Journey King and Queen depart Canterbury for Cobbham Hall and then Rochester.
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  Procession_by_water They embark on a barge to take them to the City.
Artillery Savloes accompany their journey up the Thames.
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  Banquet Hosted by the Duke de Chevres and the French ambassadors.
Festival details

Festival:
Wedding of Charles I, King of England, and Henrietta Maria, Princess of France.

Date:
1625

City:
Dover, London

Participants:
Charles I (1600-1649), King of England and Scotland
Henrietta Maria (Henriette-Marie) (1609-1669), Princess of France, m. Charles I, King of England

Dynasty:
Stuart, Bourbon
Book details

Title:
A True Discourse of all the Royal Passages, Tryumphs and Ceremonies, obserued at the Contract and Marriage of the High and Mighty Charles, King of Great Britaine, and the most excellentest of Ladies, the Lady Henrietta Maria of Burbon, sister to the most Christian King of France.

Names:
Haviland, John (Printer)
Barret, Hanna (Bookseller)

Published:
London, 1625

Shelfmark:
113.l.7

Format:
[2], 28, [16], 29-36 pp. 4ยบ

Notes:
Marginal annotations throughout in contemporary hand in black ink.
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