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10 Great Sports Rivalries

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

Union Jack flag of Great Britain, united kingdom

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

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7 Unsportsmanlike Sportsmen

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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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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Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.

What is Holy Week?

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

Currency. Money. Cash. Dollars. Bills. Pile of ten, twenty, fifty, and hundred dollar bills.

6 Questions About the History of Money and Banking Answered

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What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?

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Born	1899 • Peterborough • England
Died	March 21, 1982 (aged 83)

Aaron Wood

English potter

Cedric Webster Hardwicke

English actor

Constance M.K. Applebee

British athlete

Dhyan Chand

Indian hockey player

Laurie Doherty

English tennis player

Reggie Doherty

English tennis player

Charles Colling

British stock raiser

Hugh Le Despenser

English noble, the younger [died 1326]

Frederick Arthur, Lord Stanley of Preston

Canadian governor-general

Sidney Webb

British economist

Jill Haworth

British-born actress

Enoch Wood

English potter

Ralph Wood, Sr.

English potter

Sydney Greenstreet

British actor

Ernest Renshaw

English tennis player

Katharine O’Shea

Irish nationalist

Joseph Severn

artist

William Hunter Kendal

British actor and manager

William Shakespeare

English author

Samuel Johnson

English author

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