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Elizabeth II
Queen of the United Kingdom from to
"Elizabeth of the United Kingdom" redirects here. For other uses, see Elizabeth&#;II (disambiguation) and Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (disambiguation).
| Elizabeth II | |
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Formal portrait, | |
| Reign | 6&#;February &#;&#; 8&#;September |
| Coronation | 2&#;June |
| Predecessor | George&#;VI |
| Successor | Charles&#;III |
| Born | Princess Elizabeth of York ()21 April Mayfair, London, England |
| Died | 8 September () (aged&#;96) Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Burial | 19&#;September King George VI Memorial Chapel, St&#;George's Chapel, Windsor&#;Castle |
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| Issue Detail | |
| House | Windsor |
| Father | George&#;VI |
| Mother | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon |
| Religion | Protestant[a] |
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Elizabeth&#;II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21&#;April &#;&#; 8&#;September ) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6&#;February until her death in She had been queen regnan
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Elizabeth I
Queen of England and Ireland from to
"Elizabeth of England" and "Elizabeth Tudor" redirect here. For other uses, see Elizabeth I (disambiguation), Elizabeth of England (disambiguation), and Elizabeth Tudor (disambiguation).
Elizabeth I (7 September &#;&#; 24 March )[b] was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November until her death in She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of historisk period. Her eventful reign, and its effect on history and culture, gave name to the Elizabethan era.
Elizabeth was the only surviving child of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. When Elizabeth was two years old, her parents' marriage was annulled, her mother was executed, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. Henry restored her to the line of succession when she was 10, via the Third Succession Act After Henry's death in , Elizabeth's younger half-brother Edward oss ruled until his own death in , bequeathing the crown to a Protestant cousin, L
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This is Queen Elizabeth II
- On 6 February , Princess Elizabeth became Queen of the United Kingdom, when her father King George VI died.
- Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne when she was years-old.
- In Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to celebrate a platinum jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne.
- Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle on 8 September
- Britain is a monarchy, meaning it has a king or queen.
- The monarch is the head of state, the Church of England and the armed forces.
- The monarch is not voted in. The crown is inherited. This means the heir becomes monarch the moment their parent dies.
- They are crowned in a coronation ceremony.
- By , most of England was ruled by one royal family.
- In , the crowns of England and Scotland were united under James I.
- The British Royal Family has ruled over the United Kingdom for many hundreds of years.