The Kings of England Often Passed the Night Before their Coronation in the Sovereign's...', 1937. Creator: Thomas Abiel Prior. The Kings of England Often Passed the Night Before their Coronation in the Sovereign's Apartments at the Tower', 1937. Sailing ships on the River Thames by the Tower of London, 19th-century engraving. From "The Said Noble River", by Alan Bell. [The Port of London Authority, London, 1937]