The UK is officially welcoming a new era with the Coronation of King Charles but what is that era called?

King Charles III is to be crowned on Saturday, May 6 with the ceremony taking place at Westminster Abbey in London. 

The ceremony will see the monarch crowned alongside the Queen Consort Camilla following a 1.3-mile procession in the Gold State Coach.

Large crowds are expected to gather along the route with street parties and screenings also organised up and down the country too.

King Charles III: The life and times of our new monarch

What era are we in now that Charles is King?

Following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, the 'second Elizabethan era' was brought to an end and paved the way for a new chapter in British history.

The Prime Minister at the time, Liz Truss, addressed the House of Commons as she called on the British public, Commonwealth and MPs to support the new monarch as he takes the country forward to a “new era of hope and progress, our new Carolean age”.

Therefore, this current period in history has been understood to be called the new Carolean era.

The term Carolean is derived from the word Carolus which is the Latin for Charles.

Previously, the Carolean age has been most closely associated with the reign of Charles II – 1660 to 1685.

The reign of Charles I, which ended in his execution, is usually referred to as the Caroline Age, based on the feminine form of the same adjective.