Eleanor Of Castile was the queen consort of King Edward I of England (ruled 1272–1307). Her devotion to Edward helped bring out his better qualities; after her death, his rule became somewhat arbitrary. Eleanor was the daughter of King Ferdinand III of
Victoria - Queen, United Kingdom, Accession: In the early hours of June 20, 1837, Victoria received a call from the archbishop of Canterbury and the lord chamberlain and learned of the death of William IV, third son of George III. Later that morning the
Mary, Queen of Scots: Directed by Charles Jarrott. With Vanessa Redgrave, Glenda Jackson, Patrick McGoohan, Timothy Dalton. During the sixteenth century, the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots engages in over two decades of religious and political conflict wi
1533-1603. Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 1558 until her death. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and the fifth and final monarch of the Tudor dynasty.
With the death of Queen Elizabeth II at 96, tributes and reflection have been broadcast and written on. Her length of time in the spotlight was a contributing factor. Queen Elizabeth’s time as the reigning monarch of England was 70 years and 214 days. It was the longest reign of any Br...
The Queen: Directed by Stephen Frears. With Helen Mirren, James Cromwell, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam. After the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted.
World reacts to the death of Queen Elizabeth II at age 96 With husband Prince Philip by her side, Elizabeth became queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand upon the death of her father, George VI, on Feb. 6, 1952. Her coronation was June 2, 1953. On Feb....
abdicate –v. to leave the position of being a king or queen 退位 throne –n. the special chair of a king or queen (君王的)宝座,御座 divorce –v. to end a marriage by a legal process 离婚 endure –v. to experience pain or suffering for a long time 忍受,忍耐 更多全部 ...
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 Queen Victoria, the second longest-ruling monarch ...
The Spanish television series The Ministry of Time (February 2015—present) and film The Queen of Spain (2016) both revisit the canonical legends of Isabel I of Spain and re-create her image for twenty-first century audiences. However, unlike the popular series, Isabel —analyzed in other con...