The Crown Jewels
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The Coronation Ceremony of the Imperial Crown of India
I think what's so fascinating about them is that they are the expression of thousands of years of history and of tradition, but also of change. The fact that we still have a coronation ceremony that could have been utterly recognisable to William the Conqueror in the same spaces is amazing. It's a kind of amazing monument really to how change and continuity and tradition and adaptation can all coexist. Next time on Short History of, we'll bring you a short history of Alexander the Great.
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