Accessibility Links

  • Skip to Main Content
  • Skip to Main Navigation
  • Skip to Footer
Subscribe Directory Newsletter History quizzes
Sign In Register
Sign In Register
Settings Sign out
My account
There seems to be a problem, please try again.

Thank you for registering to HistoryExtra

If you subscribe to BBC History Magazine Print or Digital Editions then you can unlock 10 years’ worth of archived history material fully searchable by Topic, Location, Period and Person. Please enter your number below.

Or skip this step

You have successfully linked your account!

Success!

Thank you for subscribing to HistoryExtra, you now have unlimited access. You will shortly receive a receipt for your purchase via email.
Visit My Account to manage your subscription, profile and preferences.
There seems to be a problem, please try again.

Thank you for registering to HistoryExtra

History Extra Logo

The official website for BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed

    Period
    Period
    View all Period
    Roman
    Viking
    Anglo-Saxon
    Medieval
    Tudor
    Second World War
    View all Periods
    People
    People
    View all People
    Tutankhamun
    Richard III
    Henry VIII
    Elizabeth I
    Queen Victoria
    Winston Churchill
    View all People
    Topics
    Topics
    View all Topics
    Kings and queens
    Weird and wonderful
    Sex and love
    Social history
    Religious history
    Women's history
    Historical Q&As
    Heritage visits
    View all Topics
    Podcast
    Podcast
    View all Podcast
    Everything you ever wanted to know about...
    Unravelling the Bayeux Tapesty
    Princes in the tower
    Exclusive podcasts
    Podcast transcripts
    TV & Film
    Events
    Events
    View all Events
    Virtual history events
    Medieval Life and Death
    Magazines
    Magazines
    View all Magazines
    BBC History Magazine
    BBC World Histories Magazine
    BBC History Revealed
    Special editions
    About us
    Subscribe
    Subscribe
    Directory
    Newsletter
    History quizzes
    1. Home
    2. Elizabeth II

    Elizabeth II

    King George VI and his eldest daughter, Elizabeth
    20th Century

    The death of King George VI: what happened?

    Queen In New Zealand, 1970
    20th Century

    Queen Elizabeth II on tour

    Left: Prince Charles and Princess Diana on their wedding day, 29 July 1981. Right: Prince William and Catherine Middleton on their wedding day, 29 April 2011. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
    Victorian

    The 8 most famous royal weddings in British history

    Advertisement
    Members of the royal family: Prince Louis; Prince George; Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; Princess Charlotte; Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge; Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Prince Charles, Prince of Wales; Princess Anne, Princess Royal; and Queen Elizabeth II during the Queen's annual birthday parade on 8 June 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
    General Modern

    From The Crown to Queen Elizabeth’s corgis: 24 history questions about the royal family for your home pub quiz

    Princess Elizabeth 1939
    20th Century

    The young Elizabeth II: life before she was Queen

    Princess Arthur of Connaught (in black) was very much a traditional member of the royal family, quite reserved, with one exception: her passion for nursing. (Image by Getty Images)
    20th Century

    A nurse, a banker and… a TV producer? The royals through history who have held other jobs

    Queen Elizabeth greets the crowd from the top of a huge elephant minutely decorated during a walk to the gates of the Jaipur Palace, c1961 in Jaipur, India. (Photo by Keystone-FranceGamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
    20th Century

    The Queen and the Commonwealth: a force for international change?

    Members of the royal family at an event marking the centenary of the Royal Air Force. (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)
    General Modern

    Opposing the royals: a brief history of republicanism in Britain

    The state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill
    20th Century

    The death of Sir Winston Churchill and the top-secret plans for his funeral

    Advertisement
    Princess Margaret attends the premiere of Captain Horatio Hornblower, Leicester Square, 1951. (Photo by Ron Burton/Keystone/Getty Images)
    20th Century

    The Queen’s “rebel sister”: 13 facts about Princess Margaret

    Queen Victoria with Prince Albert and their children in 1846. After a painting by F Winterhalter. Victoria’s husband, Albert, “carved out for the crown a moral kind of authority as the nation’s first and model family,” says Sarah Gristwood. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)
    20th Century

    Retaining the royals: why has the British monarchy survived – and thrived?

    American socialite Wallis Simpson
    20th Century

    The vilification of Wallis Simpson: how Edward VIII’s mistress was savaged by society

    Princess Margaret attends the premiere of Captain Horatio Hornblower, Leicester Square, 1951. (Photo by Ron Burton/Keystone/Getty Images)
    20th Century

    Princess Margaret: from glamorous royal to a slide into tragedy

    The queen's visit to the Welsh village of Aberfan
    20th Century

    “No match for reality”: the missing history in The Crown series three

    Queen Elizabeth II invests her eldest son, Prince Charles
    20th Century

    Charles, The Prince of Wales’s 1969 investiture at Caernarfon Castle, 50 years on

    • Prev
    • Page 1
    • Page 2
    • You're currently on page 3
    • Page 4
    • Page 6
    • Next

    Want to be updated when there is HistoryExtra news?

    Sign up to receive our newsletter!

    Thanks! You're now subscribed to our newsletter.

    By entering your details, you are agreeing to HistoryExtra terms and conditions and privacy policy. You can unsubscribe at any time.

    Site footer

    History Extra Logo
    • Visit us on Facebook
    • Visit us on Twitter
    • Visit us on Instagram
    • Subscribe to our RSS feed
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookie Policy
    • Code of Conduct
    • Subscribe
    • FAQ
    • Contact Us
    • Vacancies
    • Licensing
    • Find Us
    • Manage cookies
    Immediate Media
    History Extra is owned and published by Immediate Media Company Limited. BBC History Magazine and BBC World Histories Magazine are published by Immediate Media Company Limited under licence from BBC Studios Distribution. © Immediate Media Company Ltd 2021.
    Partner logo