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Dickens Birthday and Victoria and Alberts Wedding Anniversary

Posted by Ruth Weston on Feb 10, 2020

Dickens Birthday was on 7 February and Victoria and Albert's Wedding Anniversary is 10 February...

Queen Elizabeth II Begins 68th Year As Queen On January 6th

Posted by Ruth Weston on Feb 03, 2020

Queen Elizabeth II begins her 68th year as queen on February 6, on the anniversary of the death of her father King George VI at Sandringham on February 6, 1952... The actual coronation took place on June 2, 1953... below is an original programme from the coronation... Just a week ago, on January 27th, Queen Elizabeth became the 5th longest serving world monarch.... And the Queen continues in her tradition of service and dedication to the nation... this photo is from 2019. I have only respect and awe for the strength, denying of self and duty she always has shown...

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Jane Austen Pride And Prejudice Anniversary 1813-2020

Posted by Ruth Weston on Jan 27, 2020

Hello to my friends. January 28th is the anniversary of the publishing of Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice in 1813... My favourite is the 1995 version with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle... The book was originally published with the author listed as A Lady, as it was considered scandalous for a gently bred woman to publish a book. Eventually, her favourite brother Henry Austen let the cat out of the bag... and subsequently the Prince Regent hinted strongly she should dedicate her next work to him, as he had been an early and devoted fan of her books....