But like many Brits of my generation (I was born the year before the coronation) my life has been bookended by the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, who in 2015 entered the record books as the longest ...

The coronation became an act of propaganda, as did her use of portraits. This was one of the reasons why Elizabeth enjoyed popularity when she first became queen. She was also popular due to the ...

A 1953 Biscuit Tin celebrating the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.Property of Robert Pool Comments are closed for this object What's this? Most of the content on A History of the World is ...

The exhibition will present some of Cecil Beaton’s most memorable photographs, taken over 60 years, including original coronation portraits of Queen Elizabeth II – arguably the most ...

Former Coronation Street star Anne Reid is to play Queen Elizabeth II in a new stage show examining the late monarch's relationship with her dresser, called By Royal Appointment. The play will see ...

Her spectacular coronation robes were closely based on Queen Elizabeth’s coronation portrait, a copy of which is in the National Portrait Gallery. Changing thanes. Michael Fassbender's Macbeth ...