Edit: There is an interesting footnote:
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“ With the accession of the Tudors an important change took place. A second crown, described as ‘the Imperyall Crowne of this Realm of England’ and kept in the Jewel House of the Tower of London, came into use for the crowning of the sovereign a second time after the imposition of the Crown of St Edward. This ornament was used at the coronations of Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth I. We therefore now have in use a National Crown, that of St Edward, and a Crown of State, the so-called Imperial Crown, and to these is added a third and personal crown for use during the processon and banquet. This was made for Edward VI by one Everat Everdyes. “
“The phrase ‘Imperial Crown of England’ occurs in a number of acts of Parliament during the reign of Henry VIII (1509-47). It doubtless reflects the determination of the king to acquire and emphasise the equality of status with his rival, the Emperor Charles V, which we know meant so much to him. An interesting example of the use of the phrase is found in 24 Henry VIII, cap. 12, where we find the passage ‘to keep the Imperial Crown of this Realm from the annoyance of the See of Rome as from the autoritie of other foreign potentates attempting the diminution and violation thereof'. "
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