2016. She become the longest serving British monarch on September 9, 2015, surpassing the record set by her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria with more than 63 years on the throne. Elizabeth is also the country's oldest ever monarch. ...
1.English architecture during the reign of Queen Anne, from 1702 to 1714; primarily country houses and many houses in the suburbs of London, often of red brick. Characterized by a dignified simplicity and moderateness in scale; avoidance of the appearance of massiveness; hipped roofs hidden be...
Britain's Queen Elizabeth IIcelebrated her 90th birthday in a giant extravaganzaon May 15, 2016. She become the longest serving British monarch on September 9, 2015, surpassing the record set by her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria with more than 63 years on the throne. Elizabeth is als...
I've had a few people ask why I, as an owner of an Anne Boleyn website, have been involved in a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on the day she became Britain's
the City's status and ensuring that its established rights are safeguarded." So along with other City of London officials, the Remembrancer is responsible for giving the Queen permission to enter the City. Apparently, the tradition dates all the way back to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I!
The body of Queen Elizabeth II was buried at the King George VI Memorial Chapel in Windsor on Monday evening, according to the official website of the royal family. Her state funeral took place earlier this morning in London, where her son and heir King Charles III was joined by the res...
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of the House of Windsor was born on April 21st, 1926. In 1952, after the death of her father, King George VI, Elizabeth succeeded to the throne and was known thereafter as Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II continues to reign as Queen of Australia after a refe...
1 of 2 Cleopatra (1917)Theda Bara in the film Cleopatra, 1917.(more) 2 of 2 CleopatraElizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in Cleopatra (1963), directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.(more) Plutarch’s Parallel Lives, translated from the Greek into French by Jacques Amyot (1559) and then from ...
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of the House of Windsor was born on April 21st, 1926. In 1952, after the death of her father, King George VI, Elizabeth succeeded to the throne and was known thereafter as Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II continues to reign as Queen of Australia after a refe...
Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne on 6 February 1952. She has now been Queen for 72 years. On 21 April 2024, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 98th birthday. When Queen Elizabeth II relinquishes the throne, her son Prince Charles is in line for succession. His birthday of 14 November...