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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip wave to the crowd after her coronation at Westminster Abbey in London on June 2, 1953. January 1961 Alexander Chadwick/AP Queen Elizabeth II addresses a vast gathering of more than 250,000 people at the Ramlila Grounds, a huge public meeting place, outsid...
Elizabeth I The Darnley Portrait, c. 1575 Queen of England and Ireland Reign 17 November 1558 – 24 March 1603 Coronation 15 January 1559 Predecessor Mary I[a] Successor James I Born 7 September 1533Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, England Died 24 March 1603 (aged 69)Richmond Palace, Sur...
Albert thus shifted Victoria’s political sympathies; he also became the dominant figure and influence in her life. She quickly grew to depend on him for everything; soon she “didn’t put on a gown or a bonnet if he didn’t approve it.” No more did Victoria rule alone. Marriage to...