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Period: 2022 BCE to 2022 BCE
Interesting fact
Among the women who reigned, Elizabeth II reigned the longest in world history. On 6 February, it passed the 70-year mark, a record among British monarchs. In June this year, large-scale festivities were held throughout the country to celebrate the monarch’s "platinum anniversary". Before Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria ruled the longest in the UK - 63 years seven months and two days. -
Period: 2013 BCE to 2013 BCE
Reforms
The most significant reform was the change of succession order. In April 2013, the Queen signed into law a new law that established equal rights of succession to the throne for members of the British Royal Family of both sexes by seniority (previously the primary right was held by male heirs). In addition, the law allowed monarchs to marry Catholics, but the requirement that the monarch himself belong to the Anglican Church remained. -
Period: 1962 BCE to 1962 BCE
Reforms
Under Elizabeth II, several important decisions were made to democratize the British monarchy. In 1962, the Buckingham Palace Gallery was opened for the first time -
Period: 1947 BCE to 1947 BCE
Marriage
In 1934, Elisabeth met the son of the Greek prince Andrew Philip. On the wedding day (20 November 1947), King George VI, Elizabeth’s father, granted Philip the title of Duke of Edinburgh. -
Period: 1926 BCE to 2022 BCE
Birth
Elizabeth II was born on 21 April 1926 in London to the Duke and Duchess of York, the eldest of two daughters.
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain died on 8 September at her Scottish castle of Balmoral in her 97th year of life. -
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Coronation & reign
On the death of King George VI on 6 February 1952, Elizabeth became Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and head of the Commonwealth (the union includes 56 states, including Great Britain; 15 of them have Elizabeth II as formal head of state).
On 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in the presence of 7,000 guests. her coronation took place.