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Queen Victoria Awakened to Hear the News of her Accession, June 20, 1837, (1901)

Queen Victoria Awakened to Hear the News of her Accession, June 20, 1837, (1901). Princess Victoria (1819-1901) receiving the news of the death of her uncle, King William IV, from Lord Chamberlain Francis Conyngham and Archbishop of Canterbury William Howley, at Kensington Palace in London, in the early hours of the morning. Victoria inherited the throne at the age of 18, and ruled as Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of King Edward VII. and the Life of Queen Alexandra". [London, 1901]

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British and Greek Ministers Confer in Athens, Christmas Day, 1944, (1945). Creator: Unknown

British and Greek Ministers Confer in Athens, Christmas Day, 1944, (1945). Anthony Eden, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and the Greek Regent, Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens (1891-1949) at a conference in the capital of Greece on 25 December 1944. The conference was held in an attempt to reconcile the various conflicting political factions. From "The Life and Times of Winston Churchill", by Malcolm Thomson. [Odhams Press Limited, London]

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Bishopsthorpe, the seat of the Archbishop of York, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Bishopsthorpe, the seat of the Archbishop of York, 1844. View of Bishopthorpe Palace at Bishopthorpe in North Yorkshire. The house, which was remodelled by Thomas Atkinson between 1763 and 1769, is the official residence of the Archbishop of York. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V

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