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British queens

From Eleanor of Aquitaine to Anne Boleyn, these queens shaped British history...

Elizabeth is borne from Westminster Abbey in a gold coach first used for the state opening of parliament by George III in 1762. (Getty Images)
20th Century

Becoming Queen: Elizabeth II’s coronation

President Reagan laughs following a joke by Queen Elizabeth, who commented on the lousy California weather she had experienced since her arrival to the States. The British Queen is delivering a brief address during a state dinner held at the De Young Museum in San Francisco. (Picture by Bettmann/Getty Images)
20th Century

Queen Elizabeth’s relationships with US presidents

KING'S LYNN, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Queen Elizabeth celebrates the start of the Platinum Jubilee during a reception in the Ballroom of Sandringham House on February 5, 2022 in King's Lynn, England. The Queen came to the throne 70 years ago this Sunday when, on February 6 1952, the ailing King George VI , who had lung cancer, died at Sandringham in the early hours. (Photo Joe Giddens - by WPA Pool/Getty Images)
General Modern

British royal family podcast episodes

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Queen Elizabeth wearing a hat against a blue background
20th Century

In pictures Queen Elizabeth II through the decades

Elizabeth II poses for a portrait in Buckingham Palace in December 1958
General Modern

Queen Elizabeth II 50+ facts about her life and reign

A portrait of young Queen Victoria wearing a tiara
Victorian

The young Queen Victoria’s struggle to gain the throne

Helen Mirren as Elizabeth II in 2006 film 'The Queen'
20th Century

Screen Queen Elizabeth II on film

Queen Elizabeth II, in March 2022 - the year of her platinum jubilee (Photo by Getty Images)
20th Century

Quiz Queen Elizabeth II and her reign

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip mark the diamond jubilee in 2012 by watching the Jubilee River Pageant, where a seven-mile flotilla sails past them (Photo by Eddie Mullholland - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
20th Century

From silver to platinum: a history of Queen Elizabeth II’s jubilees

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Tudor

Elizabeth of York: a Tudor of rare talent

Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, illustrated sitting on a throne
Anglo-Saxon

Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians: the warrior queen who crushed the Vikings

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Georgian

Caroline of Ansbach: why George II’s remarkable queen was the first iron lady of British politics

Mary Stuart, shown here in a painting after Nicholas Hilliard, might have been a good queen, says Kate Williams, but the odds were stacked against her. (Image by Superstock)
Elizabethan

Who betrayed Mary, Queen Of Scots?

Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II with her husband Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, on their wedding day
20th Century

The Prince Philip Years: how did Britain change while he was Queen Elizabeth II’s consort?

Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I
Stuart

Henrietta Maria: Charles I’s warrior queen

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