Key Facts & Information PERSONAL AND EARLY LIFE Princess Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926, in London, England to Prince Albert, Duke of York, and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Her father who later became King George VI was the second son King George V and Queen Mary. Her ancestors include Qu...
The archbishop of Canterbury, Reginald Pole, had died the same day as Queen Mary; the archbishop of York asked to be excused on grounds of conscience; the bishop of Durham said he was too old to perform the ceremony. And so it fell to Dr Oglethorpe, who was as good as anyone else in...
including the Best Explanatory Journalism award from the Alliance of Area Business Publishers. Her current working theory is that people are the point of life, and she’s fascinated by everyone who (and every system that) creates our societal norms. When she’s not behind the news desk, find...
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon or also known as the Queen Mother, Duchess of York, and Queen Elizabeth. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth II, the current queen of the United Kingdom, and the wife of King George VI. See the fact file below for more information on Queen Elizabe...
32. The Queen is a keen photographer and enjoys taking photographs of her family. The Duke of York is also a keen photographer and has taken a number of photographs of The Queen, including an official photograph for Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee in 2002. ...
Elizabeth II, born on April 21, 1926, in London as Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, ascended to the throne in 1952 and has since become one of the most recognized monarchs in British history. She was the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later known as King George VI and ...
Founded in 1664, Elizabeth, formally known as Elizabethtown, was the first capital of New Jersey.Welcome world, to the center of it all! Being that we are minutes from Newark Liberty International Airport and driving distance to New York City, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and the best beaches ...
Elizabeth Blackwell Facts Elizabeth Blackwell (3 February 1821 to 31 May 1910) was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States and the first woman to graduate from medical school. Interesting Elizabeth Blackwell Facts: Blackwell was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire England, ...
The New York Times: “Floca, whose bookLocomotivewon a New York Times Best Illustrated award last year, brings cheerful bright yellows, blues and greens to his scenes of Christchurch, and his precise draftsmanship easily describes the city’s architecture as well as the sweet-faced seal and ...
“The queen … says openly that she would give a million for her frog,’ as she calls Alençon, to be swimming in the Thames … but her show of regret … is fictitious and feigned.” —Mendoza, the Spanish ambassador, commenting on Elizabeth’s reaction to one of her suitors ...