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3 giorni fa · father George V. mother Mary of Teck. brother George VI. (Show more) On the Web: Gresham College - Edward VIII (May 06, 2024)
3 giorni fa · In late 1891, Edward's eldest son, Albert Victor, was engaged to Princess Victoria Mary of Teck. Just a few weeks later, in early 1892, Albert Victor died of pneumonia. Edward was grief-stricken. "To lose our eldest son", he wrote, "is one of those calamities one can never really get over".
2 giorni fa · Mary Wollstonecraft (/ ˈ w ʊ l s t ən k r æ f t /, also UK: /-k r ɑː f t /; 27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797) was a British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. [2] [3] Until the late 20th century, Wollstonecraft's life, which encompassed several unconventional personal relationships at the time, received ...
1 giorno fa · A salute state was a princely state under the British Raj that had been granted a gun salute by the British Crown (as paramount ruler); i.e., the protocolary privilege for its ruler to be greeted—originally by Royal Navy ships, later also on land—with a number of cannon shots, in graduations of two salutes from three to 21, as recognition of the state's relative status.
5 giorni fa · Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scotland , Mary was six days old when her father died and she inherited the throne.
2 giorni fa · Elisabetta II (nata Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; Londra, 21 aprile 1926 – Castello di Balmoral, 8 settembre 2022 [1]) è stata regina del Regno Unito di Gran Bretagna e Irlanda del Nord e degli altri reami del Commonwealth dal 6 febbraio 1952 fino alla sua morte avvenuta l'8 settembre 2022. Figlia maggiore del Duca di York, che in seguito ...
5 giorni fa · Joseph Pronechen, July 28, 2023. On July 29 and Sept. 12, scores of pilgrims come to the Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Perugia, Italy, to see and venerate a sacred object — a relic said to be the Blessed Virgin Mary’s wedding ring. Although the residents of Perugia knew about this ring for several hundreds of years, those outside the city ...
