Queen ELIZABETH Ii of United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is one of the longest-reigning British monarchs ranking behind Victoria (who reigned over the United Kingdom for 63 years), George III (who reigned over Great Britain for 59 years), and James VI (who reigned over Scotland for 57 years.
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Elizabeth II was played by Helen Mirren in the 2006 film The Queen; Prince Philip was played by James Cromwell.
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ALTHOUGH HER POPULARITY has apparently declined in recent years, Queen Elizabeth II is generally seen as a conscientious monarch.
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The Elizabeth II is a representation of a particular 16th century English merchant ship, Elizabeth, one of seven in Sir Walter Raleigh's 1585 expedition to establish England's first New World Colony.
A composite design of 16th-century ships, Elizabeth II is 69 feet long and 17 feet wide and draws eight feet of water.
A bark, or three masted vessel, Elizabeth II is rated by 16th-century standards as a 50-tunne ship.
Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926, in London, the oldest child of the Duke of York and his wife, Elizabeth.
The Elizabeth II is a representative sailing ship berthed at Roanoke Island Festival Park across from the Manteo waterfront.
The Elizabeth II is 69 feet long, 17 feet wide and draws 8 feet of water.
Since that time, the Elizabeth II has had some modern additions.
All aboard! Elizabeth II is a composite design of a 16th-century ship and is named after one of the seven vessels that sailed the ocean when Sir Walter Raleigh first brought colonists to Roanoke Island in 1587.
therefore, Elizabeth II is a composite representation of the original vessel and not a replica.
Like her namesake, Elizabeth II is a square-rigged bark with three masts.
Elizabeth II is rated by 16th-century standards as a 50-tunne ship.
Elizabeth II is framed with treated yellow pine, with planking and decking made of juniper, also called Atlantic white cedar.
Elizabeth II was launched on November 22, 1983, and was presented to the State of North Carolina as a Historic Site on July 13, 1984, during the ceremonies to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first English ships to the North Carolina Outer Banks.
In 1999, Elizabeth II was restored, ensuring her future well-being and safe voyaging.
Elizabeth II has quietly become one of the longest-reigning monarchs in English history.
In addition to the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II is also Queen of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, in each of which she is represented by a Governor-General.
Elizabeth II is currently one of the longest-reigning monarchs of the UK or any of its predecessor states, ranking behind Victoria (who reigned over the UK for sixty-three years), George III (who reigned over Great Britain and subsequently the UK for fifty-nine), James VI (who reigned over Scotland for fifty-seven years), and Henry III (who reigned over England for fifty-six.
The couple are second cousins once removed: they are both descended from Christian IX of Denmark – Elizabeth II is a great-great-granddaughter through her paternal great-grandmother Alexandra of Denmark, and the Duke is a great-grandson through his paternal grandfather George I of Greece.
Since then, Elizabeth II has undertaken many overseas voyages.
PortraitHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was born in London on April 21 1926.
Elizabeth II has seen a number of her former territories and realms leave this shared relationship and become kingdoms under a different dynasty, or republics.
Queen Elizabeth II described 1992 as an annus horribilis for her and the royal family.
Name at birth: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary WindsorElizabeth II has been the United Kingdom's reigning monarch since 1952.
Extra credit: Elizabeth II was played by Helen Mirren in the 2006 film The Queen; Prince Philip was played by James Cromwell.
In common practice Queen Elizabeth II is referred to simply as "The Queen.
Queen Elizabeth II is visiting the United States.
Queen Elizabeth II has urged victims of the credit crunch not to lie down and accept defeat but to draw strength from loved ones.
Queen Elizabeth II has made a significant personal donation to the relief efforts at Myanmar.
Queen Elizabeth II has contributed at the time when the first British relief flight started its journey for the cyclone-ravaged country.
Queen Elizabeth II has honored history professor Linda Colley and her husband, history lecturer David Cannadine, for their service to the British Empire.
Britains Queen Elizabeth II has banned staff from revealing details of their work in a bid to prevent further embarrassing leaks of the goings-on in the royal household, according to reports Sunday.