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Event    From 12/5/1937  To 12/5/1937

Coronation of King George VI

Event

George VI's coronation at Westminster Abbey took place on 12 May 1937, the date previously intended for the coronation of his brother King Edward VIII who had abdicated on 10 December 1936.

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Coronation of King George VI

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Coronation of George VI - fig tree

This plaque was planned during turbulent times in the royal-watching communit...

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Hanwell Clock Tower

This clock was erected by the citizens of Ealing to commemorate the coronatio...

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King Henry I

King Henry I

King of England 1100 - 1135.  Fourth son of William the Conqueror, possibly born in Yorkshire.  Father to Empress Matilda / Empress Maud. Died in Normandy which he had conquered in 1106.

Person, Royalty

2 memorials
King Richard I

King Richard I

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Person, Royalty, Cyprus, France, Israel/Palestine

1 memorial
dissolution of the monasteries

dissolution of the monasteries

In 1534, for reasons not only to do with his marital situation, Henry VIII broke with Rome, the Pope and the Catholic Church. At the time the Catholic monasteries (and abbeys, priories, convents an...

Event, Politics & Administration, Property, Religion, Royalty

5 memorials
Queen Wilhelmina

Queen Wilhelmina

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Person, Royalty, Netherlands

2 memorials
Theodore, King of Corsica

Theodore, King of Corsica

Adventurer and king. Born Theodor Stephan Freiherr von Neuhoff in Cologne, Germany or Metz, France depending on source. He served in the French army and Swedish diplomatic service and became chargé...

Person, Royalty, Corsica, France, Germany, Sweden

1 memorial