(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth II, 1926–2022,
former queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952–2022), elder
daughter and successor of George VI, and…
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Shakespeare being under the patronage of Queen Elizabeth, and knowing her jealousy, would not, of course, praise openly her rival queen; but in the Midsummer Night's Dream, composed in…
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English royalty who mourned her husband's death for 40 years by David Johnson Victoria was a lively, cheerful girl, fond of drawing and painting. She ascended the throne of…
by Percy Bysshe Shelley TranslationsJuveniliaQueen MabAn edition (250 copies) of "Queen Mab" was printed at London in the summer of 1813 by Shelley himself, whose name, as author and printer,…
(Encyclopedia) Maria ChristinaMaria Christinamärēˈä krēstēˈnä [key], 1806–78, queen of Spain, daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies. The fourth wife of Ferdinand VII, she persuaded him to confirm…
In the wake of the British monarch's passing, what do you know about the various firsts that Queen Elizabeth II achieved during her record-breaking reign of 70 years?
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