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Jun 13, 2022 · By Caitlin O'Kane. June 13, 2022 / 10:18 AM EDT / CBS News. Queen Elizabeth II is officially the second-longest reigning monarch in world history, with 70 years and 127 days on the...
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- Caitlin O'Kane
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With a reigning period that lasted for over 70 years (a total of 70 years 214 days, from 6 February 1952 to 8 September 2022), Queen Elizabeth II became the longest reigning queen ever. The title was previously held by another giant of the British Monarchy: Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Elizabeth II’s great great grandmother who reigned for 63 ...
Her reign of 70 years and 214 days is the longest of any British monarch or female monarch, and the second longest verified reign of any monarch of a sovereign state in history. Elizabeth was born in Mayfair , London, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King George V .
Sep 8, 2022 · Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, died at the age of 96, leaving behind a legacy that blended the ancient and the modern with the help of mass media.
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- Alan Cowell
Jun 13, 2022 · 12 June 2022. By Lauren Turner,BBC News. Getty Images. The Queen has become the second-longest serving sovereign monarch in history. As of Monday, she has been on the throne for 70 years and...
Jun 13, 2022 · It's a record fit for a queen. The head of the British royal family, Queen Elizabeth II, just became the second-longest reigning monarch in world history. Taking the throne on Feb. 6,...
Sep 8, 2022 · Her record may never be matched. Sep 8th 2022. I N DECEMBER 1936 Edward VIII, Queen Elizabeth II’s uncle, abdicated so that he could marry a divorcee. He had spent less than a year on the...
