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Post by sullyo on Jun 10, 2008 13:23:42 GMT
Born on this date in 1921, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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Post by sullyo on Jun 9, 2008 21:50:16 GMT
1970 King Hussein of Jordan escapes an assassination attempt after gunmen open fire on his motercade.
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Post by sullyo on Jun 7, 2008 22:25:13 GMT
1329 Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland died of leprosy at Cardross Castle.
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Post by sullyo on Jun 3, 2008 21:46:24 GMT
959 ad Edgar, first king of all England, was crowned by Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Post by sullyo on Jun 2, 2008 21:49:06 GMT
1946 Italy abolished the Monarchy and became a Republic. 1953 Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in Westminister Abbey.
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Post by sullyo on Jun 1, 2008 21:50:33 GMT
Today in 2001 The King and Queen of Nepal were shot dead after the heir to the throne went on the rampage with a gun, before killing himself with it.
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Post by sullyo on Jun 1, 2008 21:44:30 GMT
2001 The King and Queen of Nepal are shot dead after the heir to the throne went on the rampage with a gun before killing himself with it.
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Post by sullyo on May 30, 2008 22:25:15 GMT
1536 May 30th Henry VIII married Jane Seymour. 1672 May 30th Tsar Peter the Great was born. 1842 May 30th An attempt was made on the life of Queen Victoria as she drove down Constitution Hill with Prince Albert.
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Post by sullyo on May 29, 2008 23:22:59 GMT
1660 Charles II entered London to be restored as King of England.
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Post by sullyo on May 21, 2008 15:52:07 GMT
1471 The deposed King Henry VI was murdered in the Tower of London.
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Post by sullyo on May 15, 2008 21:34:49 GMT
1800 King George III survived two assassination attempts in one day.
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Post by sullyo on May 9, 2008 17:53:50 GMT
1671 Captain Thomas Blood made an unsuccessful attempt to steal the Crown jewels from the Tower of London.
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Post by sullyo on May 6, 2008 21:05:59 GMT
Peter Phillips proposed to his fiancee during a rain shower as they walked the dog !.
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Post by sullyo on May 5, 2008 21:13:24 GMT
1821 Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on the island of St. Helena. 1941 Emperor Haile Selaisse returned to Ethiopia from exile in England.
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Post by sullyo on Apr 29, 2008 20:45:50 GMT
1986 The Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson, is laid to rest with her husband, the abdicated King Edward VIII, at Frogmore in Windsor. 1993 Buckingham Palace opens to the public for the first time to raise funds to repair fire damaged Windsor Castle.
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