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Hace 1 día · The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand [a] was one of the key events that led to World War I. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated on 28 June 1914 by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip.
- 28 June 1914; 109 years ago
30 de abr. de 2024 · The first book is the ‘Crown in Crisis’ which covers the abdication of Edward VIII. The second book is ‘The Windsors at War’ which is set during World War II and ends on VE day. The ‘Power and Glory’ picks up at VE day and continues through the coronation of Elizabeth II.
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- Alexander Larman
Hace 6 días · A statue of the late Queen Elizabeth II, the first to be commissioned since her death, has been unveiled in Rutland's county town of Oakham as a lasting tribute to Britain's longest reigning ...
Hace 5 días · Edward VIII, prince of Wales (1911–36) and king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and emperor of India from January 20 to December 10, 1936, when he abdicated to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson. Edward VIII was the only British sovereign to voluntarily resign the crown.
Hace 2 días · War of the Spanish Succession. The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict fought between 1701 and 1714. The immediate cause was the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700, which led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire.
Hace 4 días · Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine.
30 de abr. de 2024 · Britain may have been victorious in a painful war, but the peace would be no easier. Between the abdication crisis, the death of King George VI, and the ascension of young Elizabeth II to the throne, the continued existence of the monarchy seemed uncertain.
