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Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation Day (June 2, 1953) holding the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross in her right hand the Orb in her left, in an embroidered and beaded dress by Norman Hartnell, a crimson velvet mantle edged with ermine fur, with the Coronation ring, the Coronation necklace, and the Imperial State Crown. The backdrop depicts the interior of Westminster Abbey; photograph by Cecil Beaton. (British royals)
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Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,
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Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
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Also Known As Aethelstan • Guthorm • Athelstan • Ethelstan • Godrum
Died 890
Title / Office king (880-890), East Anglia
Role In Battle of Edington
Harald III Sigurdsson
king of Norway
King of Denmark
Sweyn I
king of Denmark and England
Halfdan
Danish Viking leader
Montfort, Simon de, earl of Leicester
Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester
French noble
Who was Viking chieftain Ivar the Boneless?
Ivar the Boneless
Viking chieftain
Ragnar Lothbrok
Ragnar Lothbrok
Viking hero
Harald I
Harald I
king of Norway
Godwine
earl of Wessex
Canute
Canute (I)
king of England, Denmark, and Norway
Hardecanute
Hardecanute
king of Denmark and England
Harold I.
Harold I
king of England
John Alden
English colonist
Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore of Baltimore
British statesman
Hugh Le Despenser
English noble, the younger [died 1326]
Hugh Le Despenser
English noble, the elder [1262-1326]
Priscilla Alden
English colonist
Beatrice Webb
British economist
Sidney Webb
British economist
Pemulwuy
Australian Aboriginal warrior
Sir Ross Macpherson Smith
Australian pilot

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Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon in Coronation Robes or Napoleon I Emperor of France, 1804 by Baron Francois Gerard or Baron Francois-Pascal-Simon Gerard, from the Musee National, Chateau de Versailles.
Kings and Emperors (Part III) Quiz