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REPLY1850

Cardinal

By C. H. (St. Catherine's Hall, Cambridge)

The expression referred to by O.P.Q. was in some degree illustrated at the coronation of Edward II., 1308, when the Pope, wishing the ceremony to be performed by a cardinal, whom he offered to send for the purpose, was strenuously opposed by the king, and compelled to withdraw his pretensions. (See Curtis's *History of England*, vol. ii. p. 309.)

Topics: Coronation, Royal History