He was also so freak nasty that our boy was nicknamed "Edward the Caresser ... that he designated a pew at his coronation for ...

King Charles will be crowned in a chair that's been a part of royal tradition for more than 700 years Alex Gurley is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

The chair was placed on an uncovered Cosmati Pavement, unlike at The King's late mother's coronation when it was covered with carpet. Since the coronation of King Edward II in 1308, 26 monarchs have ...

To get to the throne, one must sit in King Edward’s chair first. Image caption, King Edward's Chair has become a tourist attraction at Westminster Abbey. Also known as the Coronation Chair ...

In 1296 he brought to the Abbey the Stone of Scone, on which Scottish kings had once been crowned, and made a special oak Coronation Chair to ... who died young. Edward's second wife was Margaret ...