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The Steel Crown of Romania
The Crown of King Carol Iwas forged from the steel of a cannon captured by the Romanian Army from the Ottomans during its War of Independence.
Carol I chose steel, and not gold, to symbolize the bravery of the Romanian soldiers.
He received it during the ceremonies of his coronation and of the proclamation of Romania as a kingdom in 1881. It is the same Crown used in 1922 at the coronation of King Ferdinand I and Queen Maria as sovereigns of Romania.
The Crown was used also during the coronation and anointing as King of Michael I by the Orthodox Patriarch of Romania on the day of his second accession, September 6, 1940.
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On 1 February 1913, Leonora Cohen made history when she threw an iron bar at the Crown Jewels in protest at the Government. Becoming known as the ‘Tower Suffragette’, Leonora dedicated her life to fighting for women’s suffrage and equality. Not only did she campaign for women’s right to vote in 1918 and 1928, but incredibly she fought again in her late nineties for the passing of the Equal Pay Act in 1970. This gave men and women equal pay for equal work, something that she had been fighting for from the very beginning.
Discover Leonora Cohen’s remarkable story in our film (http://bit.ly/LeonoraCohen) and find out how you can get involved in our programme of events marking the 100th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act 1918 here: http://bit.ly/VotesandVoices
