Mass observing the coronation of Charles III : monarchy, spectacle and experience / edited by Jennifer Purcell, Fiona Courage and Lucy D. Curzon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Courage, Fiona, editor.

Curzon, Lucy D., editor.

Purcell, Jennifer, editor.

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Mass-Observation critical series.

The Mass-observation critical series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charles III, King of Great Britain, 1948---Coronation.

Charles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages).

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

Summary:

Using the observations and writings of the British public who experienced it, this book documents and analyses the coronation of Charles III in its social and cultural contexts. It relates the activities and opinions of Mass Observers on the preparations and occasion of the first British coronation in 70 years, as well as the findings of Mass Observation investigators in several locations in the UK (including London) during the May 6th weekend. Mass Observing the Coronation of Charles III places the coronation of Charles III within a broader framework of royal events in the 20th and 21st centuries, especially the ways in which people think about and engage with monarchy, whilst offering critical reflection on social and cultural continuity and change in Britain over the 20th and 21st centuries. The book includes the reports and photographs of the mobile investigators, as well as Observers' writings of pre-coronation activities and the day diaries for May 6th. Following in the footsteps of the original 1937 George VI Mass-Observation coronation publication, the volume also bears witness to social and cultural change over time, including the media response and reporting of both pre-coronation planning and coronation weekend events, such as the Big Lunch, the Big Help Out and the crowning ceremony itself.

Contents:

Introduction

Part One - Documenting the Coronation

1. Pre-Coronation Activities

2. The 'Big' Weekend

3. Coronation

Part Two - Reflections

4. Mass Observation Panel and Mobile Investigators' Observations

5. Media: Continuity and Change

6. Coronation and its Meaning

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-350-44180-5

OCLC:

1520506857