The GOLD STATE COACH | How the monarch travels | Britain’s fairy-tale coach |
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- Опубліковано 21 гру 2023
- The history of the GOLD STATE COACH stretches back to the reign of King George III. Created in 1762, it wasn’t ready in time for his coronation, but has been used to transport the monarch to and/or from Westminster Abbey in every coronation procession since that of King William IV in 1831, including most recently, that of King Charles and Queen Camilla. It has also been used for many state openings of parliament and at Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant in 2022. Designed by William Chambers, made by Samuel Butler and with panels by Florentine artist Giovanni Battista Cipriani, you may wonder is the gold state coach made of real gold? Sadly it isn’t, though the effect of the gold leaf on its wooden frame is so spectacular you could be forgiven for thinking that it is. In this week’s video from History Calling we’ll look at this astonishing fairy-tale coach and at what it’s like to travel like a monarch by riding in it. You’ll hear about its incredible size and weight, the symbolism behind its classically inspired decoration, what sovereigns from Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II thought about using it, who called it ‘horrible’ and who had a hot water bottle strapped onto it to make it a more comfortable ride. You’ll also hear the dramatic story of the day in 1795 that the King was attacked whilst riding in it, learn where it moved to during World War Two to protect it from Nazi bombs and see pictures of it in its current home in the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace.
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I like the three cherubs. They don't appear to be taking themselves seriously.
The gilding!
Question. Why blur the chest of the painting on the coach if you aren't bluring the chest of the statues on the coach 🤔
Um... none of it, I'm afraid! I appreciate how grand it is, & it's absolutely appropriate for its purpose, but for me it's like Versailles: WAY too much gold, too fancy, too over-the-top. A traditional Roma wagon is much more my style.
@@beth7935 I cannot stand that thing. Versailles’s a good comparison, but this carriage is beyond awful - as if Versailles overindulged in ostentation and vomited up an incredibly uncomfortable gilt carriage. I don’t know why this thing bugs me so much…
Many years ago, when security was far less of a concern and terrorism was unheard of, the coach used to be stored in the warehouse of one of London's main breweries. My father worked for the brewery and when I was about 8 years old I was able to go to see the coach and to touch it. It was being renovated as the leather straps were perished and much of the gesso was flaking off the sea gods at the corners. We were not allowed to go inside but it was quite an experience to be so close.
That's so amazing!
You are so lucky I am a master gilder I would love to work on a piece like this ❤
Thx for sharing 👍
The concept of guerilla or inequal warfare is not new, even if the modern concept of terrorism didn't exist. Security was just as much of a concern for a monarch in the middle ages, which is why these coaches were surrounded by knights and other dudes with lots of pointy swords and sticks.
a time before terrorism even in london is a very long time ago
During our High School trip from Texas to London I decided to go out on my own and visit the Royal Mews. It was closed for Monday, however two officers walked out and I explained my plight. Eventually I was allowed in, and wandered about to see the various carriages including the Gold State Coach! To this day I haven't forgotten about it!
I also was able to see the horses and other vehicles.
Very kind of the palace mews to allow me to visit and learn, and a big Thank You for this video teaching me more!
It was certainly a nice thing for them to do!
My grandma's cousin's son drove this coach at the Queen's coronation. He was the head postillion rider and can be seen in all the clips. He also was an outrider at the Queen's wedding to Prince Philip. His name was Jim Parkes. He is my 2nd cousin once removed. He was born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire in 1907 and passed near Brighton, Sussex in 1984. He lived at Buckingham Palace Mews. He does appear on a black and video on youtube about the Mews. I got to see all this in the Summer at the special mews tour. I told the staff there about him but they didn't see to know much and I couldn't see any photos of him about. I must get in touch with Buckingham Palace archives. My grandma was very proud of him. She was born in 1904 in the same town as was my mum in 1934. They would have gone to the same school.
How cool!
Being American, I had no clue about this. I have come to love learning about British history (being less than 250 years-old we just don't have as much or go back so far). I love tradition & think keeping it for as long as it is sensibly possible is wonderful. Sounds like this "little" piece is one of the "price you have to pay" for being King/Queen. I'm glad they tough through it once in a while to show it off.
Not true. The Spanish have been here since the late 15th century. 130 years before 1619. You have to include the 260 years before the so called Declaration of Independence.
Plus the thousands of years before of the hundreds of indigenous peoples, some of whom recorded their histories in pictures as well as writings.
@@Contessa6363 Sure but they're talking about American history specifically. America as a nation doesn't go that far back. No one is denying that the lands hold much more history obviously, whether it be by the Spanish, Vikings or indigenous.
@@tossefin "American history" begins in 1507 when Waldseemüller named the lands “America” on his map in the recognition of Vespucci's understanding that the continent had been discovered earlier by Columbus.
The history of the United States of America begins on Sept. 9th, 1776. Pre American (aka Pre Colonial, Pre Columbian, Precontact) history begins when the first humans set foot on the continent, and American prehistory begins when the continent was first created.
Folks are correct to criticize OP for believing American history begins in 1776. The more you know! 🌈🌟
Much of our early history is British history :)
It's amazing and comical how generations of Monarchs that never meet each other all draw the same conclusion of not liking the ride in it ?
Thanks for this! The painted panels are my favorite, they are so beautifully rendered. P.S. As I am seeing this on 22 Dec 2023, Happy holidays to you and yours, and to all the fans in the comment section. May your new year bring health, happiness, and peace.
I’m watching on the 23rd. Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays to you and your family as well. 24 Dec 23
The same to you from British Columbia, Canada.
Happy Christmas you mean.
I absolutely love this coach! It's the Neptunes on the four corners that make it so fab. And ah, go on, sometimes, a bit of OTT Rococo is quite an enjoyable thing! Why even *be* a royal, if you can't fairy-tale it once in a while? 😂Incidentally, I had heard that the beloved majesty, QEII allowed the Obama girls to have a ride in it, on the royal grounds. If so, then she truly understood the hearts of little girls. Thank you for your videos, HC, and a have a very merry Christmas, indeed!
Something I noted--I think the "tridents" held by the gods on the back of the coach are actually fasces, in this case replacing the axe blade with a trident. Historically, these were of course used as a symbol of imperial Roman authority and ultimate military might. That suggested to me that, despite all the peaceful imagery in the panels, there was still very much the message that the Great British Empire is the absolute power over all else and would roundly defeat and subjugate its foreign enemies, and would do so with divine support. Thank you for another great video, and happy holidays!!
The State Coach has recently been "Done Up" . Given decent springing, and re-upholstered. Not just for the sake of the royal posteriors, but so they can look rather happier when they get out. We, the British populace were told this before the coronation.
Thw trident 🔱 is a Khazarian tamga (modern day Ukraine ) . When then khazar Jews funded Britain in the war the took over breeding rights of the royals as part of their deal . History is a lot more colourful than we think , and a lot more complicated than we want to admit .
Those are indeed fasces. The iconography appears in America too. It's represented many things over the centuries, but always authority. Most commonly it represents the power of government to enforce its laws and judgements. The bound sticks represent corporal punishment, the axe represents capital punishment. The statement can be summed up as "I hold the lawful authority to have you beaten or killed if you do not follow the laws I establish." It's not so much a threat as it is a statement of fact. An acknowledgement of the truth, however uncomfortable, that all codes of law rest upon a foundation of violence.
It makes perfect sense to put them on a royal coach. The monarch is, if only in the most traditional sense today, the foundational authority of British law. When we say someone is detained 'at His Majesty's pleasure' that is not just empty words: It is literally imprisonment under the authorisation of the king. That's why the monarch still has to personally sign a law before it can come in to force. They may function as only a rubber-stamp for Parliament today, but the coach is all about tradition, and the fasces are a reminder that traditionally the person within is the centerpiece upon which all government authority rests.
There are no gods, there's only one God and he's the one that created you and all of us
@@purplelove3666 There are many gods. It depends on what you believe in mate.😂
It is truly magnificent to see. I got to see it a few years ago when I was in London and went to the royal muse. Pictures can’t come close to doing it justice. It is truly a work of art but sadly some works of art just aren’t comfortable to ride in. If you ever get 5he chance to go to the royal muse and see all the carriages, please go. You won’t be disappointed.
The reference to Queen Charlotte struck a personal note with me. Thanks to her recent popularity, my Four Times Great Grandfather is gaining some recognition in the art world. His name was Johann Zoffany, and he was originally from Frankfurt, Germany. The Keiser made him a Baron. He was popular amongst the European royals at the time. There was some excitement over a painting the owners thought was of a young Jane Austin by him. Only it turned out to be of some other lady, and Grandpa Johann hadn't painted it. His family also has become known for his daughter/my Three Times Great Grandmother Cecilia's custody battle to keep her children during a divorce. It caused quite a scandal. Grandpa Johann and Grandma Cecilia even tried fleeing to Australia in order for her to try retaining custody of her daughter. Unfortunately, it didn't work, and her ex-husband gained custody of all of their children. The law certainly wasn't kind to ex-wives back then. Grandpa Johann, on the other hand, waited for his estranged wife who abandoned him to die. Before marrying his long-time English girlfriend and mother of some of his children, including Italian born Cecilia. Her name was Mary Thomas. In the end, Grandma Cecilia lived with her father Grandpa Johann until he died in 1810.
Love that you let everyone know you don't actually think those are real palm trees ❤ 3:15
Well, some people would probably have interpreted that comment as “the coach is made from the wood of eight palm trees”.
@@kate_cooper ah! A good point I hadn't considered.
Would've been interesting as the west indies are part of the commonwealth now.
I didn’t automatically assume they were real palm trees, but I did wonder whether the monarch or government of the time might have sourced the trees to certain specifications from a number of Commonwealth lands to incorporate in to the conglomeration of significant imagery of empire represented in the coach’s design. Maybe that was silly of me. Regardless, I was glad for the clarification! 🌴
I remember an interview with Queen Elizabeth in which she said it was a very uncomfortable ride, she hated the carriage.
Thank you for this great video on the State Coach. I can't say I have a particularly favorite decoration as it is all fantastic.
FYI, the high end American stage coaches were also sprung using leather. If they were as uncomfortable to ride in as the State Coach, I shudder to think what it was like in the low end coaches. Of course, they didn't have glass windows. They did have leather curtains that could be rolled down to keep out the dust coming up from 24 hooves pounding the dirt. This would have made it somewhat dark inside and, in the hot climate of the American west, very uncomfortable indeed.
I know that it was a century later, but I have heard that the Wells Fargo coaches were fairly comfortable due to the use of leather straps as shock absorbers.
Sounds like a amusement park ride. Would totally ride that.
I love the door panels and the roof. I am American and am always thrilled to see it used. Thank you so much, HC for this lesson on the State gold coach
I wasn't expecting a video HC.What an absolute Saturday night tonic. Merry Christmas
HC - wishing you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year xxx
I wonder if they could reconfigure the inside of it to make it more comfortable for the Monarch to travel in? I know it’s historic, but surely they could make it more convenient?
Think you will find that the coach is listed as a national treasure so is protected. Which means alterations wouldn't be allowed.
Plus any alterations would most probably end up destroying the coach.
@@missc4079 we're talking about making the cushions slightly more comfortable, not a complete redo... hold your paranoia to a reasonable level please.
No everything down to the upholstery is very very strictly maintained for historical posterity also it would be more economical to commission an exact copy with modern car accessories.
@@xyreniaofcthrayn1195 if that's the case, their rules are far too rigid. Of course keep all of the original furnishings, but to allow the Sovereign to ride in a comfy seat seems a reasonable accommodation, since that's not visible to outside spectators.
@@chouseification you do realise this carriage is on display for a majority of it's modern life right there is no point in changing the upholstery for something softer if it's a one time use carriage that is brought out maybe once a year probably after this year it would be on display permanently thanks to cars.
It is iconic for sure. I wouldn’t say lovely but memorable.
This coatch is so iconic that I say 90 per cent of the world know it
Adam
I love the mythical gods on the carriage of the head of the Anglican church. 😅
Londinium for everrrr 😂
Regarding 4:21, the sea gods mounted on the front of the Gold State Coach and blowing on conch shells are Tritons. Those on the back of the coach are holding tridents wrapped with rods like fasces.
Love learning about the Coach❤🕊
🎄Merry Christmas HC 2023~♡
I liked the paintings of the ancient gods the best. I really enjoyed the history of the Gold State Coach.
Happy Holidays everyone.
Quite pleasurable. Thank you.
it is such a beautiful representation of past generations, but i can’t blame them for not enjoying riding in it, as someone who suffers horribly from motion sickness😂 i couldn’t imagine having to ride in it on one of the most important days of life. hopefully they had some sort of Dramamine back then lol
I thought it was a George IV extravagance - always something to learn from your videos HC - Merry Christmas - ✨✨🎄❄🎅❄🎄✨✨
Very understated. 😄
😂😂😂
My favorite part of the story is how the coach is too big for the opening of the Mews.... at least it was in 2005 when I took the tour. Use your imagination as to how they solved that puzzle.
One visit to the Royal Mews will give you a hint about it's size because it's right there!
This is such a beautiful piece of art but the two sea gods on the front are my favorite aspects.
My great great uncle Sir Leslie Boyce road in that coach in 1951 when he became Lord Mayor of London. 😊
The Lord Mayor has a different gold coach
Oh they do? Thank you for clarifying that 😊
The Lord Mayor’s Coach is also very elaborate and I remember a lot of gold. Saw it at the Museum of London before it closed in preparation for the new location near Smithfield Market. Very much worth seeing if it’s still n display somewhere.
Wow! It is a beautiful work of art. This is an excellent presentation. I had no idea. I imagine it's a bane to the bum. Thanks for all you do and I hope you're enjoying your too short sabbatical. You spend a lot of time and effort making these as perfect as possible. It shows. Lvya much
I seem to remember reading somewhere about the cream colored horses being from Hanover, and later the horses used were Windsor greys. I never saw anything else on that though.
It is extremely beautiful but I completely understand why they don't like riding in it. I love the artwork on it. It's delicately beautiful and it is of a kind we no longer see.
Thanks for another great video HC! And Merry Christmas!
I like the painted door panels!!
It must put a terrible strain on Queen Camilla with her spine issues.😢
But, by golly! What a stunning mode of transportation this coach is!
Another great video! Happy Christmas History Calling! Looking forward to 2024!
Thanks for sharing this history
I think I like the lions best, though on the whole it seems a shame to invest so much in preserving such an uncomfortable vehicle. I imagine that the more recent monarchs would gladly have done away with it if the public weren’t so much captivated by the romantic image of royalty from an earlier time. Thank you for another enjoyable examination of an historic “bauble.”
It seems a shame to think that any “histrionic bauble” as you put it , is of no value to the national or the world. I imagine you feel the same goes for great buildings, art etc.
The Heritage and history of a nation is important to its people. After Charles I was executed his huge art collection, the Crown Jewels and many other priceless “baubles” were lost to the nation. Britain has world famous historical collections , which attract millions of visitors each years and this brings in millions to the economy. Even Baubles have their uses.
Historic. Worth preserving and admiring. I see no harm in living people deciding they’d rather not ride in it. Let’s see how often it actually gets ridden in as time goes on.
@@alanaw27 Well, it's not /that/ historic. It's only from 1762, though restored so many times that it's the Coach of Theseus by now.
afternoon HC! glad to see you here today, you always pick the best topics!
Thanks!
OH WOW THERESA. Thank you so much for such a generous donation. I'm not really on UA-cam this week as I'm on my Christmas break, but I make an exception for superthanks donations and that one really is very kind. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas, HC.
Great video girl! Thank you so much!😊😮
Love your content. Thank you. Happy Holidays!
Incredibly interesting. Thank you.
Interesting. Silly to do that masking of some of the images, however.
I have never seen the Gold Coach but it certainly looks the part. My own "state coach" is a Ford Focus. No gold leaf on mine. It is a shame the suspension is somewhat lacking, but my goodness, people are going to look at you inside this incredible coach. It really did stand out when King Charles was in it last May. I think I like the front panel most. Good old Victory is always reliable. Thanks HC for this illuminating video. Merry Christmas and an educational New Year to you. 😀🎅🎁🎉
Ehh that Ford Focus is a respectable working car. It does it all with far less maintenance of the horsepower involved.
@@jimmylight4866 😆
Thank you for a fascinating video!
Oooh a Rococo art treat!
Merry Christmas to History Calling and all the viewers!
Great video..... Thank you
Awe inspiring to look at. Interesting to learn about. Have a Merry Christmas.
This is such an impressive coach, although I would t want to ride in it too fair. Wonderful photos and video, you really showed all of the wonderful details.
Huh?
Those "winged children" are actually angels, known as cherubim.❤
It’s huge and beautiful
Great video, thank you from Tokyo.
Loved this video thanks
I find it really interesting that it wasn't used for the coronation of George IV, or was there some circumstance due to the fact that he had served as Regent prior to his reign that had an effect on his coronation? Lovely report! Have you ever heard of why the coach hasn't had it's suspension updated to make the ride more comfortable, or perhaps that's not possible.
Merry Christmas!
Hello history calling. Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas and happy New Year!
Thank you , merry Christmas
❤ Great details, HC! The ostentatious design is a bit too much for my taste but I liked the painted panels. 😊 Do enjoy your Xmas. Lukas & Penny send sloppy dog kisses!
Stephen - HC is away for the week (see Community Tab). She'll be back next week. Me? I'm off to Cordoba tomorrow. 😃
@@chrisbanks6659 Thanks, my friend. Not sure how I missed that. Put it down to cognitive decline (!). In any case, enjoy your day!
Although I’ve never seen the coach in person, I’ve seen it so many times on TV and in photos and never noticed the palm trees. That seems a rather odd choice for an English coach. I think my favourite decoration would be the statues of the Sea Gods, how grand to have Neptune and Poseidon announcing your arrival with conch shells.
It does seem rather strange that there’s disagreements on the exact size of it, it shouldn’t be a difficult object to measure.
As an island nation with a large powerful navy and merchant vessels which would bring unique goods, spices, flora and fauna from a far flung empire that were largely unknown in Europe, the palm trees would make sense in that context. There are palm trees on the Isle of Wight since from around that time.
@@garyyencich4511 There’s palm trees in Devon and Cornwall as well. I just would have thought an oak tree would be the most obvious choice.
We do have Palm trees in the UK, even in Scotland.
Lot's of palm trees around the British Isles.
Listen George, you got that gold outfit. Let's put you in a gold coach 🤣
Pimp my ride 1770's style
@@ametrinemoon 🤣 Ok, I wanna see this as a comedy skit!
I really appreciate watching your video, thank you. I have learned so much this year from you. I wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !
I think it's awesome !
Thank you!
Luckily those Royals spend most of their time living in absolute comfort and luxury! It’s quite an amazing piece of living history. I’m not completely heartless, so maybe only short journeys should be taken in it.
It’s definitely stunning, and respectful of history. I’m sure that seeing it in person is quite an experience; I personally love the oceanic atmosphere it portrays. BUT - if the discomfort (for the occupants AND horses) keeps it sequestered to mere visual/historical enjoyment, I’d be fine with that!!
As an artist I find this an object of beauty. As a human who's ancestors are victims of this ostentatious abuse of the monarchy I find this object revolting. Let's hope we learn the lesson history can teach about humanity. I'll watch my back while hoping for change.
Good evening to history calling from Bea and merry Christmas ⛄🎅🎅
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What a splendid piece of opulence! Seeing this thing in action really does make the rest of us seem like peasants.
That was a fascinating video HC. I so enjoyed learning the story of this magnificent, historic accoutrement to the British Crown.
And it being the Saturday before, I wish you a very Merry Christmas!🎉🎄
History shows one thing very clearly above all: change is normal. We can hope that royalty comes to truly know this and apply modern technology to create a smooth ride for all passengers in the coach. It certainly must be fixable. To insist it must stay as it was created means it, and those inside it belong in a museum not in real life.
When I was watching Charles's coronation and it hove into sight, I teared up because it is so magnificent and represents both the monarchy and the realm so perfectly. I would love to ride in it just once, after taking my sea-sickness pills of course.
You teared up?? What do you mean ‘the realm’? I’m sorry - I appreciate you may be a royalist but our country has gone to the dogs and all things like that represent are how crass it is that we still have a monarchy in 2023.
@Ragdollcatlover Hey American here who loves the idea of the British Royal Family. Would you like royal family more if they didn't use any taxpayer money?
Oh boo hoo, the gold horse drawn carriage is uncomfortable? Sell it and house your people UK please.
@@Ragdollcatlover... it works for us and you're perfectly free to move to your idea of a perfect country. Please close the door as you leave. Long live the king. 🇬🇧
@@RagdollcatloverIt has gone to the dogs. But that's because of a government run by single issue focus groups, quangos, pressured by big coporations and not by parliament. Stopping the economy for too long because of lockdowns etc. Gordon Brown selling our gold reserves. And an entirely London, service based economy and no heavy industry left. The contrast of monarchy might highlight that. But not the cause of it. The fact that Elizabeth's coronation was 3 times as lavish as the King's highlights that even more that we aren't what we once were. Despite the 50s still recovering from the war. The monarchy is the inheritance of the confidence we once had. We were the first industrialised nation...logically it makes sense that once we hit our peak the only way is down. Personally I think the priority for any country should be to produce good agriculture. Not stripping the soil etc.
I liked the panels. Mars, Mercury and Minerva.🙂
I never realized that this coach, or any coach for that matter, has plate glass windows. I didn't even know that about 400 years ago, it was even available. I thought glass at that time was still very similar to what was available in the 1500s. Really unexpected and very cool, especially that it was strong enough to enable to withstand the beating it takes when being drawn.
If I was King Charles I would declare it as an historical object that needs to be protected at all costs and it should not be taken outside except for reasons to preserve it. That way no king or queen will ever have to ride inside it again.
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Wonderful episode as always. Merry Christmas to you. My favourite decor were the hooters 🙃
Well, I certainly enjoyed the video but I enjoyed your one liners more!
As someone who greatly appreciates master woodworking, I'd be much more impressed with it if it were natural and polished wood.
Me too! With just _some_ fancy gilt decoration to make it shine. All gilded, it becomes a shiny blur & you can't appreciate the carving as much.
I would love to arrive at Time Tebow’s Night To Shine prom in this coach
4:30 those tridents look like Fasces carried by Roman lictors
I love all of your videos, but even if they weren't good I would still continue to listen because I love your voice. LOL
I like the golden Cherub figures.
Merry Christmas ❤
Bumpy or not, I want to ride in it!!
As long as its safe i would be riding in it on certain occasions just because its a part of history and cool
Happy Holidays and thank you for this video! I know you must have plans, but would you consider doing something on Catherine of Braganza and Barbara Palmer? I love it when you talk about women in British history and these two sound interesting.
Catherine of Braganza would be fabulous! She sounds really interesting & cool. I'm afraid I can't stand Barbara Palmer, but you can't deny she was also interesting, & very influential.
Read any Samuel Pepys Diary commentary, he was just as enthralled!
Happy Christmas you mean.
It’s my understanding from what was broadcast at King Charles’ coronation, the coach had been worked on so it wasn’t such a terrible ride.
😂A picture of Queen Elizabeth arriving at a function in this thing was a popular nursing meme, announcing one's arrival for a last minute pick-up shift!
Merry Christmas
Amazing work of art, wile being gaudy and ridiculous.
Thank you for another fascinating lesson.
I suspect there is another symbol that is generally overlooked on the coach, although I noticed a few other commenters also point this out.
Poseidon/Neptune and Amphitrite/Salacia are carrying their tridents in a bundle of fasces a powerful Roman symbol of imperium. This would be consonant with Cipriani's use of Roman symbols.
Hello history calling.
After King Charles ‘ coronation we could see the coach swaying in two directions as the King and Queen went back to the Palace. It looked very uncomfortable. Thanks for the great video!❤❤❤
We dutch people made sure the golden one won’t ride anymore and our royals know it✨