Coronation of the British monarch on Christmas Day, possibly in imitation of the Byzantine emperors, and John's was on Ascension Day. Elizabeth I consulted her astrologer, John Dee, before deciding on an auspicious date. The coronations of Charles II in 1661 and Anne in 1702 were on St George's Day, the feast of the patron saint of England. Under the Hanoverian monarchs in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it was deemed appropriate to extend the waiting period to several months, following a period of mourning for the previous monarch and to allow time for preparation of the ceremony. In the case of every monarch
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley simple, sombre manner with plain and unadorned hair. This contrasted sharply with the showy splendor of the other ladies present, as if she was trying to live down the scandal of her association with Thomas. After his execution, all of Thomas's property was seized by the Crown. Mary Seymour′s father′s attainder was reversed by Parliament in 1550-although the property was not returned; Mary is believed to have died at about the age of two years soon afterward. In the 1953 movie "Young Bess", Stewart Granger was cast as Seymour. The plot, largely a romance between him and Princess Elizabeth (played