Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilees
Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) had four official Jubilees, the most of any British monarch. The previous longest-reigning sovereign, Queen Victoria (1819-1901), died […]
Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) had four official Jubilees, the most of any British monarch. The previous longest-reigning sovereign, Queen Victoria (1819-1901), died […]
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Widecombe Fair has taken place annually in that Dartmoor village in Devon on the second Saturday of September, possibly since before the […]
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