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What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?

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)

5 Fascinating British Coronation Objects

King Charles III and Queen Camilla (Camilla, Queen Consort) wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Coronation of King Charles in London, England on May 6, 2023

British Royal Line of Succession

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Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

Two chicks near an egg with a white background (poultry, chick, chickens, birds).

What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?

Titanic infographic. The 30th anniversary of its discovery is September 1, 2015. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.

Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

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Also Known As	Davide Rizzio
Born	c.1533 • Italy
Died	March 9, 1566 • Edinburgh • Scotland

John Leslie

Scottish bishop

Lanfranc

archbishop of Canterbury

Hugh Le Despenser

English noble, the younger [died 1326]

Thomas Cranmer

archbishop of Canterbury

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

English statesman

Edward Hyde, 1st earl of Clarendon

English statesman

William Laud

archbishop of Canterbury

Thomas Cromwell

English statesman

Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of Strafford

English noble

Darnley, detail of an engraving by R. Elstrack

Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley

British lord

William Davison

English royal official

William Marshal, 1st earl of Pembroke

English regent

Saint Dunstan of Canterbury

English archbishop

William Maitland

Scottish statesman

Saint Aelred of Rievaulx

Cistercian monk

Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk

English noble [1538-1572]

Henry, 1st duke and 4th earl of Lancaster

English soldier and diplomat [1300-1361]

George Digby, 2nd earl of Bristol

English statesman

Wulfstan

English archbishop

Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland

English statesman

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