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
Marie Tudor Italian for "Maria Tudor" (1879) composed by Antônio Carlos Gomes. The play has also been made into films. In 1912 Albert Capellani directed "Marie Tudor", a silent film version of the play. A 1966 French television film "Marie Tudor" was also made, directed by Abel Gance. A 1911 Italian film, "Mary Tudor", might also have been based on the play. Marie Tudor Marie Tudor is an 1833 play by the French writer Victor Hugo. It is a historical work portraying the rise, fall and execution of Fabiano Fabiani, a fictional favourite of Mary I of England (1516-1558). Mary has Fabiani