If you want an alternative coronation read, try Terry Pratchett's Guards Guards. Pointing out that:
People don't care who's getting crowned as long as there's a party;
Any event will draw a crowd just to see what's going on;
Crowds = folk selling souvenirs or mysterious meat products;
Said crowd is just as likely to have people who just want to wave a flag, as die-hard royalists;
Anything is a bit of a let-down if you don't have a home to go to afterwards.
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