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Date of Birth
She is the daughter of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later known as King George VI), and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. She was Born in London, United Kingdom. She also has one sister Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, which was her only sibling. They were about 4 years apart. http://www.biography.com/people/queen-elizabeth-ii-9286165 -
Wedding Day
Princess at the time, she married Lieut Philip Mountbatten the Prince of Greece. When Elizabeth finally became the queen, her mother and Prime Minister Winston Churchill did everything in their power to prevent the queen from taking her husbands last name and to keep her line from becoming the House of Mountbatten. They were third cousins, sharing the same great-great-grandparents, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. http://www.vanityfair.com/style/society/2012/01/queen-elizabeth-201201 -
Death of her father
George VI served as king of the United Kingdom during World War II and accomplished plenty during his life. He died of lung cancer leaving Elizabeth as the next to the throne. Elizabeth rushed back to him and remained calm even though she knew what would be asked of her. http://www.biography.com/people/george-vi-9308937 -
The Coronation
Queen Elizabeth at age 27 is formally crowned as the Monarch of the United Kingdom. Took place at London's Westminster Abbey while alot of important family and friends joined in on the ceremony. Millions of people listened on the radio and for the first time people watched it take place on the TV. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/coronation-of-queen-elizabeth-ii http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/coronation-of-queen-elizabeth-ii -
Hanging is abolished in the UK.
The voting of abolishing hanging was 343 in favour, 185 against, a majority of 158, to permanently end hanging in Britain. Under the terms of the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 hanging was suspended for an experimental period of five years. It is still being followed and it is very unlikely that hanging will be brought back into the UK. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/16/newsid_3258000/3258437.stm -
Silver Jubilee
This celebration was held for Queen Elizabeth II because had been queen for 25 years. Parties were thrown and celebrations occured with many important figures and many common people celebrated they day with the queen as well. She was very liked queen and she would end up having a celebration for being queen for 50 years called the Gold Jubilee. http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/queen-elizabeths-first-jubilee.html -
Queen's grandchildren are born
Princess Diana and Prince Charles of Wales had two sons, Prince Henry Charles Albert David and Prince William. Prince Henry's Birthday is on September 15, 1984 and he was born in Paddington. Prince Harry, as he is called for short, is not the next line to the throne since he is younger than his brother. Prince William is the oldest brother born on July 21, 1982 and is currently the next line to the throne. http://www.biography.com/people/prince-william-9542068
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Fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin wall happened during Queen Elizabeth's reign and is an important event in history.The official purpose of this Berlin Wall was to keep Western “fascists” from entering East Germany and undermining them. Some crossed freely into West Berlin, while others started to take down the wall using their own hands and tools. It was a very significant event of the Cold War. http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall -
Death of Diana
Her tragic death at age 36 was unexepected and very tragic. Queen Elizabeth felt angry that her daughter was being criticised for her actions in the aftermath in her car crash. Queen Elizabeth II stayed away from London after the death and she was criticized for failing to respond to public anger and loss. This ultimatly made her job of being the queen so much harder now that the princes would not have a mother figure and she would be the one to take care of that. http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/30 -
Queen Elizabeth becomes longest reigning monarch
Queen Elizabeth passed Queen Victoria, her great-great-grandmother for the longest reigning monarch. She had ruled for 23,226 days, 16 hours and about 30 minutes accoriding to the people keeping track at that time. According to the castle they did not want to hold a huge celebration and everything would go on as normal when the time finally came. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/10/world/europe/queen-elizabeth-ii-britain-longest-serving-monarch.html?_r=0
