Today in 1536, queen of England Anne Boleyn was arrested and
imprisoned on charges of adultery incest treason and witchcraft.
Today in 1559 Elizabeth the 1st became queen of England. You know who I mean. Gingery hair, big ruff. Huge forehead.
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Today in 1542, Mary, Queen of Scots, was born. Her father, Scotland’s King James the Fifth, died just six days after her birth, and she was crowned queen at the tender age of nine months.
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Today is a very big day for the British royal family, because today in 1947 the Queen married Prince Phillip. Isn’t that wonderful? Well today hasn’t always been such a great day for the Queen.
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Today in 1922, King Victor Emmanuel the Third, of Italy, appointed a new Prime Minister, by the name of Benito Mussolini.
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Today in 1793 French Queen Marie Antoinette was guillotined…
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Today in 1580, King Phillip of Spain declared Dutch rebel William The Silent an outlaw…
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