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The world is bidding farewell to Queen Elizabeth II. After Britain's longest-reigning monarch died at the age of 96 on September 8, a series of events unfolded honoring her incredible legacy.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Across the world and here in Central Virginia and in Lynchburg, many are mourning the loss of Queen Elizabeth II. "I am so sad," Patricia Hutto, the owner of the Ploughcroft ...

The United Kingdom is pulling out all the stops between June 2 and 5, 2022, to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, marking her 70th year on the throne—the longest reign for any British ...

Peter and Paul Wentworth called on Elizabeth I to name an heir to the throne, wielding Parliament’s free speech privileges to urge the queen to take action Elizabeth Tunstall - Author, The Succession ...

Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded for treason in the Great Hall of Fotheringhay Castle in England by order of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, on this day in history, Feb. 8, 1587. The Queen of Scotland ...

Queen Elizabeth II will be buried in a state funeral at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. The queen died on Sept. 8, 2022, at 96 years old, at her Scottish castle, Balmoral. Queen ...

More than just a statement beauty regime, the Virgin Queen’s signature makeup was born from sad beginnings — and possibly led to a tragic ending Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty One of Queen ...

“Becoming Elizabeth,” a new show on Starz, depicts Queen Elizabeth I’s early years, which are rarely seen onscreen, as a claustrophobic family drama. By Roslyn Sulcas LONDON — At the start of ...

Actor and theater scholar Tamara Meneghini brings the long-ruling monarch to life in a solo performance that earned rave reviews at the recent Edinburgh Festival Fringe Historical figures are so ...