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Post by sullyo on Jul 10, 2008 21:30:57 GMT
1553 Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen of England at the age of 16.
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Post by sullyo on Jul 9, 2008 22:41:11 GMT
1982 A man breaks into Buckingham Palace and spends ten minutes talking to Queen Elizabeth in her bedroom.
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Post by sullyo on Jul 8, 2008 22:21:22 GMT
The only male Tudor who left descendants was Henry VII !
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Post by sullyo on Jul 7, 2008 22:06:24 GMT
1307 King Edward I , having conquered the Welsh, died on his way to Scotland to fight Robert the Bruce.
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Post by sullyo on Jul 5, 2008 22:35:31 GMT
Yes they are, and one of them is known as "Louis XX" to supporters of the Spanish Bourbons claim to the French throne.
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Post by sullyo on Jul 4, 2008 22:30:18 GMT
Born on this date in 1942, Prince Michael of Kent, cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Post by sullyo on Jul 4, 2008 22:27:44 GMT
The head of the House of Orleans in France is descended from King Louis XIII, and King Louis Phillipe (in the male line) , the best claim to the throne of France would be with the Spanish Bourbons descended in the male line from King Louis XIV.
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Post by sullyo on Jun 30, 2008 21:32:53 GMT
1520 Montezuma II, the last Aztec ruler, was killed in Mexico city during the Spanish conquest under Cortez.
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Post by sullyo on Jun 29, 2008 22:18:02 GMT
1620 After denouncing smoking as a health hazard, King James I banned the growing of tobacco in Britain. 2001 The British Government announces a memorial in honour of the late Princess of Wales is to be built in London.
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Post by sullyo on Jun 28, 2008 22:19:05 GMT
1838 Queen Victoria was crowned in Westminister Abbey, London, aged 19.
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Post by sullyo on Jun 27, 2008 22:30:49 GMT
1746 After his defeat at the battle of Culloden, Bonnie Prince Charlie escaped to Skye disguised as an Irish Maid.
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Post by sullyo on Jun 21, 2008 21:41:19 GMT
Born on this date in 1982, Prince William , son of Charles Prince of Wales and the late Diana Princess of Wales.
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Post by sullyo on Jun 18, 2008 22:14:43 GMT
1155 Pope Adrian IV crowned Frederick Barbarossa Holy Roman Emperor, provoking deadly riots.
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Post by sullyo on Jun 13, 2008 14:07:44 GMT
1842 Queen Victoria travelled by train for the first time. 1981 A man is arrested for shooting a replica gun at Queen Elizabeth II as she rode past crowds in London.
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Post by sullyo on Jun 12, 2008 20:02:51 GMT
1987 Princess Anne of Britain was made Princess Royal, the title awarded to the Monarch's eldest daughter.
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