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Empress of India
Longest Reigning Monarch

Queen Victoria (1819 – 1901)
British Columbia’s capital city is named after the monarch who inspired the Victorian era. She is shown here in her tartan-lined drawing room with Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. The Queen is wearing the delicate, small crown she had fashioned for herself. She wore basic black most of the time after the death of her husband Prince Albert. Their nine children married in to almost every royal house of Europe.

Royalty Row – Centre Scene
Golden Jubilee Figure

H.M. Queen Elizabeth II (1926 – )
Queen, by Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Head of the Commonwealth of Nations, Defender of the Faith.

Silver Jubilee Figures

H.M. Queen Elizabeth II (1926 – )
Her Majesty’s first 25 years were relatively peaceful, as most of the major crisies have been affairs of Royal Family members after her 25th year on the throne.

H.R.H. Prince Philip (1921 – )
The Queen’s consort holds the title Duke of Edinburgh, pursues a wide variety of interests, and has a reputation for being outspoken.

H.R.H. Prince of Wales (1948 – )
The futuristic views of the heir apparent to the British throne on issues such as the environment are recognized and acknowledged.

H.R.H. Princess Royal (1950 – )
Princess Anne, The Princess Royal divorced her husband of 19 years, then became the first Royal to re-marry since King Henry VIII.

Royal Anomalies …

Queen Elizabeth I (1558 – 1603)
Though Henry VIII believed that only a son could rule England competently, it was his daughter by wife number two who triumphantly reigned for 44 years.

King Charles I (1600 – 1649)
He literally lost his head over the Divine Right of Kings to rule.

King Francis I (1494 – 1547)
Arch-rival of England’s Henry VIII, in military, state, and cultural affairs, he is viewed today as a benefactor to the arts at the cost of his country’s economy.

Queen Eleanor (1498 – 1558)
Eleanor of Spain was betrothed to Francis I for the purpose of spying on this troublesome French king.

Duke of Windsor (1894 – 1972)
Proclaimed King but never crowned, he abdicated to marry a divorced woman, Wallis Simpson.

Duchess of Windsor (1896 – 1986)
Wallis Simpson married the Duke of Windsor who gave up the title of King Edward VIII.

King George VI (1895 – 1952)
Ascended the throne after his brother’s abdication in 1936, he reigned during the World War II.

Princess Margaret (1930 – 2002)
As sister to the Queen, she carried out Royal Duties around the world.

Royal Legacies . . .

The Queen Mother (1900 – 2002)
History may record this Scottish woman as the most influential member of the British Royal Family in the 20th century.

Princess of Wales (1961 – 1997)
Married to the Prince of Wales in 1981, they separated in 1992 and divorced in 1996. The mother of Prince William and Prince Harry died in a Paris car accident 1997.

King George III (1738 – 1820)
Nicknames like Old Nobs and Farmer George attest to his early popularity. He did, however, become the lightning rod for American colonists’ angst with British policies that sparked the American War of Independence.

King Charles II (1630 – 1685)
Eldest surviving son of the tried and executed Charles I, he fled England only to be invited back to the throne after Oliver Cromwell’s death. Along with the monarchy’s restoration came also the restoration of the Crown Jewels.

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

King Henry VIII (1491 – 1547)
A popular prince, Henry became heir apparent upon the death of his elder brother, Arthur. He also married Arthur’s widow, Spanish princess Catherine of Aragon. The rest, as they say, is history.

Catherine of Aragon [divorced]
Her 24-year marriage to Henry was ended under the Church of England
Anne Boleyn [beheaded]
A tempestuous beauty who was found guilty of infidelity.
Jane Seymour [died]
Jane Seymour perished giving birth to a legitimate son that Henry had so dearly desired.
Anne of Cleves [divorced]
King Henry VIII agreed to marry Anne of Cleves sight unseen, but their meeting was her undoing.
Catherine Howard [beheaded]
Anne Boleyn’s cousin also suffered Anne Boleyn’s fate.
Catherine Parr [survived]
She comforted an aged king, outlived him, and married again.