# Coronation of Charles III (2023)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/2023-coronation-of-charles-iii
Categories: main-event

Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned at Westminster Abbey. Within the broader Postwar & Modern UK period, decolonization, welfare institutions, migration, European integration and withdrawal, devolution and social change reshaped the modern United Kingdom. This event is placed at 6 May 2023 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The ceremony combined ancient constitutional ritual with a modern, diverse United Kingdom.

## Why it matters
The ceremony combined ancient constitutional ritual with a modern, diverse United Kingdom.

Ruler at the time: [Charles III](https://english-history.com/rulers/charles-iii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Coronation of Charles III](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Coronation+of+Charles+III&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Coronation of Charles III](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Coronation+of+Charles+III)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — Postwar collection](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-time-period/postwar/)