A Teen Queen's Big Day: Victoria Is Crowned at Westminster Abbey
On June 28, 1838, a 19-year-old queen was crowned in London — and charmed the nation despite a gloriously botched ceremony.
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An 18-Year-Old Wakes Up Queen: Victoria's First Day on the Throne
On June 20, 1837, eighteen-year-old Princess Victoria was woken at Kensington Palace with the news that she was Queen of England.
A Queen Is Crowned: Elizabeth II's Coronation
On June 2, 1953, Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey in the first fully televised coronation, watched by 27 million people in Britain alone.
The Day the Revolution Beheaded a King
On January 21, 1793, Louis XVI was guillotined at the Place de la Révolution, ending a thousand years of unbroken French monarchy.