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1 day ago · Christ Church, Oxford. Trinity College, Cambridge. 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 ...
- Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January...
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George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20...
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Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte...
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Maud of Wales VA, CI, GCVO, GCStJ (Maud Charlotte Mary...
- Death and State Funeral of Edward VII
Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and...
- Nellie Clifden
Nellie Clifden was a nineteenth-century actress, believed to...
- Albert Victor
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (Albert...
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Alice Frederica Keppel (née Edmonstone; 29 April 1868 – 11...
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The coronation of Edward VII and his wife, Alexandra, as...
- Emperor of India
Emperor or Empress of India was a title used by British...
- Queen Victoria
1 day ago · t. e. England became inhabited more than 800,000 years ago, as the discovery of stone tools and footprints at Happisburgh in Norfolk have indicated. [1] The earliest evidence for early modern humans in Northwestern Europe, a jawbone discovered in Devon at Kents Cavern in 1927, was re-dated in 2011 to between 41,000 and 44,000 years old. [2]
18 hours ago · Sub-Roman Britain (410– c. 449) Heptarchy (c. 449–927) Kingdom of England (927–1066) Engla land (Old English) 410–1066 Britain around the year 540. Anglo-Saxon kingdoms' names are coloured red. Britonnic kingdoms' names are coloured black. Common languages Old English Demonym(s) Anglo-Saxon, Angle, Saxon History • Abandonment of the Roman province Britannia 410 • Start of the Anglo ...
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Mar 29, 2024 · 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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Apr 10, 2024 · King Edward VII was the son of Queen Victoria and played a crucial role in shaping the British monarchy. His reign, known as the Edwardian era, witnessed significant changes in technology, society, and international relations. Edward VII’s diplomatic influence earned him the reputation of a peacemaker and laid the foundation for future alliances.
Apr 8, 2024 · For much of Margaret’s early life, England was ravaged by the Wars of the Roses, a bloody conflict that pitted the Lancastrian king Henry VI against his enemies, now led by Edward, Duke of York. In March 1461, Edward seized the crown (as Edward IV ), and crushed Henry’s army at the battle of Towton.
4 days ago · The Edwardian Sense: Art, Design, and Performance in Britain, 1901-1910. New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2010, ISBN: 9780300163353; 336pp.; Price: £45.00. By all accounts, ‘the Edwardian’ is a difficult historical period to define. Sandwiched between two momentous historical eras, the Edwardian years seem to lack a coherent identity ...