Category: Historic Figures

Coronation of Elizabeth II

Coronation of Elizabeth II

2 June 1953 was the coronation day of Elizabeth II. The 26 year old Elizabeth became Queen on the day her father, George VI died, on 6 February 1952, but it was required to have a period of mourning and also lengthy preparations were needed for the coronation ceremony. By

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Admiral Benbow

Admiral Benbow

As Lilia and I wondered around the Shrewsbury museum, we heard a song playing from a little room adjacent to a passageway, and went to investigate. This is the song, shown on a screen there, with the story of the Admiral Benbow song on the walls – Lilia instantly remembered

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