| 28th June 1491 | Henry VIII born
Reknowned for having size wives and it was this and the subsquent breaking from the Roman Catholic church that helped shape European history for centuries to come.
For more information see :http://tudorhistory.org/henry8/
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| 7th September 1533 | Elizabeth I born
Born of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, Elizabeth is considered by many historians to be the greatest of all English Queens.
For more information see :http://tudorhistory.org/elizabeth/
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| 8th December 1542 | Mary Queen of Scots born
Queen Elizabeths unsuccessful competitor for the throne of England, Mary also claimed the thrones of Ireland and France as well as Scotland of course. You could say that she lost her head to ambition.
For more information see :http://englishhistory.net/tudor/relative/maryqos.html
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| 21st April 1729 | Catherine the Great born
Considered to be one of the greatest Russian rulers and was responsible for many fine buildings including the Hermitage.
For more information see :http://www.kings.edu/womens_history/catherine.html
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| 2nd November 1755 | Marie Antoinette born
The French Queen who probably didn't say "let them eat cake" but she might well have done for all the good it did her.
For more information see :http://www.marie-antoinette.org/
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| 20th June 1837 | Princess Victoria becomes Queen on the death of her Uncle King William IV
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| 10th February 1840 | Queen Victoria marries Prince Albert
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| 14th December 1861 | Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's consort dies
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| 1st January 1877 | Queen Victoria proclaimed Queen Empress of India
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| 13th March 1881 | Czar Alexander II of Russia is assassinated
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| 23rd June 1894 | Edward VIII born
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| 22nd January 1901 | Queen Victoria dies
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| 21st April 1926 | Elizabeth II born
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| 7th March 1930 | Lord Snowdon born
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| 25th December 1932 | King George V makes the first ever Christmas day royal broadcast
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| 14th November 1935 | King Hussein of Jordan born
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| 11th December 1936 | Edward VIII abdictates
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| 12th May 1937 | King George IV is crowned
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| 30th April 1946 | Carl XVI Gustav born
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| 17th July 1947 | Camilla Parker Bowles born
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| 14th November 1948 | Prince Charles born
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| 15th August 1950 | Princess Anne born
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| 6th February 1952 | Death of King George IV
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| 8th February 1952 | Princess Elizabeth proclaimed Queen
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| 15th February 1952 | Funeral of King George IV
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| 24th March 1953 | Death of Queen Mary
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| 31st March 1953 | Funeral of Queen Mary
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| 16th April 1953 | Royal Yacht Britania launched
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| 2nd June 1953 | Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
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| 19th April 1956 | Prince Rainier of Monaco and Grace Kelly marry
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| 23rd January 1957 | Princess Caroline of Monaco born
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| 15th October 1959 | Sarah Ferguson born
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| 6th May 1960 | Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong-Jones marry
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| 1st July 1961 | Princess Diana born
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| 10th March 1964 | Prince Edward born
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| 28th August 1972 | Prince William of Gloucester killed in plance crash
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| 14th November 1973 | Princess Anne and Mark Philips marry
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| 20th March 1974 | Attempt to kidnap Princess Anne thwarted
An armed assalant attempted to kidnap the Princess from a car as she returned to Buckingham Palace with her then husband Mark Philips.
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| 25th March 1975 | King Faisal of Saudia Arabia assassinated
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| 24th February 1981 | Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer get engaged
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| 29th July 1981 | Prince Charles and Lady Diana marry
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| 21st June 1982 | Prince William born
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| 21st June 1982 | Prince William born
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| 14th September 1982 | Princess Grace of Monaco dies
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| 15th September 1984 | Prince Harry born
Prince Charles's second son, famous for smoking dope and drinking booze and generally behaving like every other teenager in the country.
For more information see :http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page465.asp
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| 23rd July 1986 | Prince Andrew marries Sarah Ferguson
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| 8th August 1988 | Princess Beatrice born
Andrew and Fergies eldest sprogg
For more information see :http://www.debretts.co.uk/royal_connections/princess_beatrice.html
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| 23rd March 1990 | Princess Eugenie born
Andrew and Fergie's youngest sprogg
For more information see :http://www.debretts.co.uk/royal_connections/princess_eugenie.html
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| 12th December 1992 | Princess Anne marries Timothy Laurence
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| 29th April 1993 | Buckingham Palace opens to the public
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| 31st August 1997 | Princess Diana killed in car crash
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| 6th September 1997 | Funeral of Princess Diana
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| 30th March 2002 | The Queen mother dies
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