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4 days ago · spouse George VI. daughter Elizabeth II. daughter Princess Margaret. Elizabeth (born August 4, 1900, St. Paul’s Waldenbury, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England—died March 30, 2002, Windsor, Berkshire) was the queen consort of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1936–52), wife of King George VI.
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5 days ago · House of Windsor, the royal house of the United Kingdom, which succeeded the house of Hanover on the death of its last monarch, Queen Victoria, on January 22, 1901. The dynasty includes Edward VII (reigned 1901–10), George V (1910–36), Edward VIII (1936), George VI (1936–52), Elizabeth II (1952–2022), and Charles (from 2022).
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2 days ago · Winston Churchill. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill [a] (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Apart from two years between 1922 and 1924, he was a Member of ...
2 days ago · The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was created by the Acts of Union 1800. The union of Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom occurred in 1801 under George III. From 1811 to 1820, George III suffered a severe bout of what is now believed to be porphyria, an illness rendering him incapable of ruling.
3 days ago · 11 December 1936 – 20 November 1947: Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth. 20 November 1947 – 6 February 1952: Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh [2] [3] 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022: Her Majesty The Queen.
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4 days ago · When Edward abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry the twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson, Albert reluctantly took on the role of king, adopting the regnal name George VI. Early Life and Education. Born on December 14, 1895, at York Cottage on the Sandringham Estate, George VI was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary.
5 days ago · Buckingham Palace, palace and London residence of the British sovereign. It is situated within the borough of Westminster. The palace takes its name from the house built (c. 1705) for John Sheffield, duke of Buckingham. It was bought in 1762 by George III for his wife, Queen Charlotte, and became.
