Elizabeth Portrait of a Queen. Elizabeth I came to the throne in 1558 after the death of her sister, Mary.
She needed to win the support of her people, both Catholics and Protestants, and those who believed that a woman could not rule a country by herself. One of the best ways for a monarch to win support was by making a tour of the country and showing themselves to the people. However, Elizabeth had many Catholic enemies and it was not safe for her to travel around the country. She chose, instead, to use portraits to show herself to her people.
Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth I was born on September 7, 1533 at Greenwich Palace, London, England, an estate of her Father, King Henry VIII.
Elizabeth's mother was Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth became Queen of England in 1558 and reigned until her death in 1603. Her reign is often called the Golden Age of England because it was a time of great achievement and prosperity. Elizabeth never married. She entertained both Protestant and Catholic suitors while committing to no one. Elizabeth succeeded in furthering England's interests in the face of foreign threats and religious unrest at home. Queen Elizabeth I: Biography, Portraits, Primary Sources.
Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Diana, Princess of Wales > Biography > Marriage and family. On 24 February 1981 it was officially announced that Lady Diana was to marry The Prince of Wales.
As neighbours at Sandringham until 1975, their families had known each other for many years, and Lady Diana and The Prince had met again when he was invited to a weekend at Althorp in November 1977. They were married at St Paul's Cathedral in London on 29 July 1981, in a ceremony which drew a global television and radio audience estimated at around 1,000 million people, and hundreds of thousands of people lining the route from Buckingham Palace to the Cathedral. The wedding reception was at Buckingham Palace. The marriage was solemnised by the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Runcie, together with the Dean of St Paul's; clergy from other denominations read prayers.
The Princess was the first Englishwoman to marry an heir to the throne for 300 years (when Lady Anne Hyde married the future James II from whom The Princess was descended). Ob-child. Princess Diana - Biography on Bio. Princess Di, as she later became known to her adoring public, was born The Honourable Diana Frances Spencer, the youngest daughter of Edward John Spencer, the eighth Earl of Spencer, Viscount Althorp and Frances Spencer, Viscountess Althorp.
The couple had five children; Diana’s siblings are Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia (born 1955, now lady Sarah McCorquodale), Cynthia Jane (born 1957, now Lady Fellowes), John (died ten hours after birth, 1960) and Charles Edward Maurice (born 1964, currently the ninth Earl of Spencer). The family lived in Park House on the Sandringham estate. By the mid 1960s, strain was beginning to show in the Althorp’s marriage and in 1967, when Diana was only six-years-old, her mother ran off with Peter Shand-Kydd, the heir to a wallpaper fortune.
Two years later, the Althorps divorced in April 1969. Lord Althorp fought for and won custody of the children. In 1979, Diana returned to London and moved into an apartment in South Kensington with three friends. Princess Diana - Biography. Diana, Princess of Wales: Biography from Answers. Princess Diana Biography. See also: Short biography of Princess Diana Biography of Diana, Princess of Wales Lady Diana Frances Spencer, (July 1, 1961–August 31, 1997) was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
From her marriage in 1981 to her divorce in 1996 she was called "Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales". After her divorce from the Prince of Wales in 1996, Diana ceased to be the Princess of Wales and also lost the resulting Royal Highness style. Biographies: Profiles of people who made a difference & shaped our world. Pitara Kids Home > Magazine Feature length articles for children on men and women who changed our world with path breaking ideas and actions.
Biographies and profiles of people who have shaped our world. Personalities include statesmen, leaders, political thinkers, inventors, scientists, artists, writers, actors, sportspersons and achievers… Dalai Lama - A brief biography (1935 - ) spiritual and temporal leader of Tibetan Buddhists Read on ... Albert Einstein - A brief biography (Mar 14, 1879 - 1955) German-American physicist Albert Einstein contributed more than any other scientist to the 20th-century vision of physical reality Read on ... Mother Teresa - A brief biography. The biography of Roald Dahl.
A British novelist, short story writer, fighter pilot and screenwriter.
His parents were from Norway, but he was born in Wales, 1916. The family used to spend the summer holidays on a little Norwegian island, swimming, fishing and going by boat. When Roald was four years old, his father died, so his mother had to organise the trip alone for herself and her six children. At school, he was always homesick. At St. After school, Roald Dahl didn't go to university, but applied for a job at the Shell company, because he was sure they would send him abroad.
In 1942, he went to Washington as Assistant Air Attaché. His collections of short stories have been translated into many languages and have been best-sellers all over the world. His books are mostly fantasy, and full of imagination. Roald Dahl didn't only write books for grown-ups, but also for children, such as "James and the Giant Peach ", "Fantastic Mr. Roald Dahl died in November 1990.
Michael Jackson Biography. Michael Jackson enjoyed a chart-topping career both with the Jackson 5 and as a solo artist.
He released the best-selling album in history, 'Thriller,' in 1982. Synopsis Born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana, Michael Jackson became the lead singer of his family's popular Motown group, the Jackson 5. He went on to a solo career of astonishing success, delivering No. 1 hits from the albums Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad. The "King of Pop" was dogged by allegations of child molestation in his later years, and died just before launching a comeback tour in 2009. Lovereading 4 Kids - Online Children's Book Reviews And Free Opening Extracts.