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Hace 1 día · 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, nicknamed "Bertie", was related to royalty throughout Europe.
Hace 2 días · The site of the old Royal Palace at Westminster is now occupied by the Houses of Parliament, or, to speak more correctly, by the New Palace. This forms one of the most magnificent buildings ever erected in a single decade in Europe—probably the largest Gothic edifice in the world.
Hace 5 días · Westminster appears to have been only a town down to the reign of Henry VIII., who raised it by royal letters patent into an "Honour."
Hace 3 días · Henry VII. wrote to Pope Alexander, desiring him to exercise his authority in prohibiting sanctuary to all such as had once enjoyed it; and to adjudge all Englishmen who fled to the sanctuary for the offence of treason, to be enemies to the Christian faith.
Hace 2 días · Completed in 1903, Westminster Cathedral is a Catholic Cathedral like no other. Itself a supreme achievement of art, the Cathedral is home to many distinguished works of artistic merit including hundreds of beautiful mosaics and Stations of the Cross produced by renowned English sculptor Eric Gill.
Hace 5 días · [Westminster Bridge] is considered to be one of the finest bridges in the world. The first stone was laid on the 29th January, 1738, by the then Earl of Pembroke, a great judge, with an uncommon practical knowledge of architecture.
Hace 1 día · Enrique VIII, Inglaterra. El día 24 de junio de 1509 tuvo lugar la coronación como reina de Inglaterra Catalina de Aragón, y de su marido Enrique VIII como rey, en la Abadía de Westminster. Este acto fue extraordinario al realizarse la ceremonia de forma conjunta, un hecho que no volvió a ocurrir hasta dos siglos más tarde.
