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Pre-Coronation Preparations

When
20 June 1509
Where
Westminster Palace
Part of
Coronation of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon

Participants assembled by 20 June, and extensive cloth was purchased for royal robes.

The King required attendees to gather in the White Hall of Westminster Palace by 20 June. Merchants supplied 1,641 yards of scarlet and 2,040 yards of red cloth for the occasion.

Sources

  1. Coronation of Henry VIII and Catherine Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-21

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