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2 giorni fa · Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward, nicknamed "Bertie", was related to royalty throughout Europe.
4 giorni fa · Many members of the royal family have had targets on their backs, especially the two longest reigning British monarchs, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II. Royals have been targets of attempted assassinations for centuries, but not all targets were ruling monarchs, or even adults.
3 giorni fa · It had been the longest period of disfavour he had endured during Elizabeth’s reign. Footnote 141 The issue of the Privy Council’s disfavour needs to be considered further, though it has been discussed by several scholars who frame it in terms of authority and conspiracy against Elizabeth’s rule.
5 giorni fa · Elizabeth I’s death, four hundred years ago, ended the Tudor dynasty and brought the Stuart kings of Scotland to the English throne. The dynastic changeover inaugurated a new phase of the history of this island. Key words and concepts – inter alia, Britain, union, empire, Englishman, Scot – acquired new meaning and relevance ...
2 giorni fa · Programmes included: The Great British Bake Off, BBC News on the 2015 United Kingdom general election results, Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making Of You, Jurassic Park, Natural World: Growing Up Wild, Frozen, The Queen's Longest Reign: Elizabeth and Victoria and The Snowman.
2 giorni fa · The final transition to a constitutional monarchy was made during the long reign of William IV's successor, Victoria. As a woman, Victoria could not rule Hanover , which only permitted succession in the male line, so the personal union of the United Kingdom and Hanover came to an end.
5 giorni fa · Queen Elizabeth II's reign encompassed to a large degree Britain's declining global influence, from an empire that once bestrode the world to a middle-ranking economy.
