Royal Devotion: Monarchy and the Book of Common Prayer Tickets

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Tickets are now on sale for the Royal Devotion: Monarchy and the Book of Common Prayer.

A celebration of the Diamond Jubilee and the 350th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer, the exhibition is the first to bring together the Palace Library's collections of items of royal provenance.  Curated by Brian Cummings, Professor of English at the University of Sussex and Hugh Cahill, Deputy Librarian, Lambeth Palace Library the exhibition will give a unique insight in to the relationship between royalty and religion, from medieval to modern times.  Featuring a visually stunning selection of books, manuscripts and objects, including many that have never previously been publical...

Tickets are now on sale for the Royal Devotion: Monarchy and the Book of Common Prayer.

A celebration of the Diamond Jubilee and the 350th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer, the exhibition is the first to bring together the Palace Library's collections of items of royal provenance.  Curated by Brian Cummings, Professor of English at the University of Sussex and Hugh Cahill, Deputy Librarian, Lambeth Palace Library the exhibition will give a unique insight in to the relationship between royalty and religion, from medieval to modern times.  Featuring a visually stunning selection of books, manuscripts and objects, including many that have never previously been publically displayed; the exhibition will chart the story of the Book of Common Prayer from its revolutionary status to its global influence.

Highlights of the exhibition include:

• Queen Elizabeth II's book of private devotions

• Queen Elizabeth I's personal prayer book

• Book of Common Prayer - 1662 revision

• The Book of Hours of Richard III
A dazzling example of a medieval illuminated manuscript xx

• Prayer book used at the wedding of Queen Victoria

• Charles I's own handwritten version of State Prayers
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams commented: "We are delighted to be able to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee year with this special exhibition looking at the close relationship between the monarchy and the Church. We hope that the visitors to Lambeth Palace this summer will come away with a deeper understanding of this shared inheritance and connection, told through a series of exquisite and culturally important artefacts held by the Library on behalf of the nation since 1610."