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Ceramic mug marking King George VI's coronation sells for £13,500
A ceramic mug marking the coronation of King George VI which sat and gathered dust in ... from a previous version intended to mark King Edward VIII taking the throne before his abdication, the ...
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The coronation and popularity of Elizabeth
Elizabeth became queen after both her brother (Edward VI) and her sister (Mary I ... Her first step towards achieving this was through her coronation, which took place in London on 15 January ...
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George VI
On the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in December 1936 he was proclaimed King and took one of his middle names, George, on succeeding to the throne. The coronation of George VI and Queen ...
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King and Queen receive Coronation Roll a year since they were crowned
The first Coronation Roll was created for Edward II and Queen Isabella in 1308. The National Archives hold most of them, but many are missing and none exist for Edward III, Henry VI, Edward IV ...
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George V
Queen Mary died in March 1953, a few months before the coronation. He married Princess Mary of Teck in 1893 in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. Their children were Edward VIII, George VI ...