Only 25 years old when King George VI died, Queen Elizabeth began her reign in 1952. She ruled longer than any other British Monarch. Smithsonian collections reflect her influence on global history ...

February 6th has seen its share of transformative events throughout history, marking significant changes in politics, culture ...

Themes: reflecting on the reign of Queen Elizabeth II (1926 - 2022). Summary: Queen Elizabeth II was born in London on 21 April 1926. She became Queen when her father King George VI died in ...

This collection follows Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's journey from princess to monarch, from her first broadcast at the age of 14 to the announcement of her accession at 24. These programmes ...

Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, was the sovereign monarch of the United Kingdom and 14 other commonwealth countries, including Northern Ireland. She was the longest-reigning ...

Queen Elizabeth II was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. She assumed the title of Queen in 1952 after her father's death and reigned for more than 70 years ...

Anthony Blunt confessed in 1964 to being a Soviet agent, but Elizabeth II was not informed. Irish state papers reveal a private conversation between the late Queen and an ex-Irish ambassador.