![]() ![]() But when did that sense of community begin to coalesce? Unpacking a Chedabucto Muster Roll: The Black Loyalists of Guysborough: Part Three of FourĪs one looks over the muster roll for Loyalists who settled Chedabucto, Nova Scotia that was compiled in June of 1784, one can’t help being impressed by the fact that the 146 Black Loyalist men, women, and children it enumerates had the potential to form a strong and supportive community of pioneers. Continuing our Coronation blog series, Dr Stuart Handley examines the preparations for and proceedings of George I’s coronation in 1714. The death of Queen Anne on 1 August 1714 heralded the arrival of a new dynasty in Britain – literally – the kingdom had to await the arrival of the new king from Hanover on 18 September. More Reading: The Peerage and the Coronation of George I. Indeed, while George I’s coronation in 1714 had cost £7,287, his son’s was budgeted at £9,430. Saussure noted that English observers agreed that ‘the magnificence of the present coronation has far surpassed that of the preceding’. The Coronation was performed with all the pomp and magnificence that could be contrived the present King differing so much from the last, that all the pageantry and splendour, badges and trappings of royalty, were as pleasing to the son as they were irksome to the father. John Hervey, Lord Hervey, remembered that: In our second Coronation-themed blog, Dr Charles Littleton looks back on the event and considers the roles played by some of those involved in it.įor the Swiss traveller César de Saussure the coronation of 1727 was ‘the most solemn, magnificent, and sumptuous ceremony it is anyone’s lot in life to witness’. ‘The most solemn, magnificent, and sumptuous ceremony’ – The History of UK ParliamentĬontemporaries were agreed that the coronation of George II and Queen Caroline on 11 October 1727 was spectacular. Loyally, The 2023 UELAC Hybrid Pacific Region Conference & AGM Planning Committee Coronation of George II and Queen Caroline, 11 October 1727 Visit Where the Sea Meets the Sky for all the details Late Banquet Reservations for Friday or Saturday evenings cannot be guaranteed as Hotel Catering deadlines have already passed. ![]() Subject to availability, later bookings will be at the regular rate.Hotel Accommodations Group Rate Monday 1 May at 5:00 pm PT.If you cannot attend “in-person,” consider attending the eleven Virtual presentations for the 2023 Virtual Guest Speakers. Just after midnight ie at 12:01am ET on 1 Monday 1 May, the 2023 Hybrid Conference Fees will be going up.Earlybird registration fees tonight April 30 at midnight.One month until Conference: Impending deadlines Grand River Branch Celebrates 50th Anniversary on 17 Sept.Ĭonference 2023: Where the Sea Meets the Sky June 1-4.Alban’s Centre: Donations Welcomed May 11 & 12 The American Revolution Institute, A Compleat Victory: Saratoga 5 May 6:00pm.Women in War Symposium 5 & 6 May at Saratoga Town Hall.“The Battle for Western Jersey” by Joshua Loper Wed 3 May, 7:30 ET Celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III, King of Canada.UELAC Loyalist Directory: New Contributions.Ben Franklin’s World: The Moravian Church in North America.An 18th Century Embroidered Linen Bodice – Remade, Refashioned.Signals and Pilots: Cooperating with the French Fleet, 1778.Sons of Britannia: New York’s Triumvirate from Colony to Revolution.The Loyalists of Mount Hanley NS, by Brian McConnell UE.Unpacking a Chedabucto Muster Roll: The Black Loyalists of Guysborough: Part Three, by Stephen Davidson UE.The Peerage and the Coronation of George I.The Coronation of George II and Queen Caroline, 11 October 1727.Conference 2023: Where the Sea Meets the Sky June 1-4: Deadlines. ![]()
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