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Roger Ascham (/ ˈ æ s k ə m /; c. 1515 – 30 December 1568) [1] was an English scholar and didactic writer, famous for his prose style, his promotion of the vernacular, and his theories of education. He served in the administrations of Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, having earlier acted as Elizabeth's tutor in Greek and Latin between ...
He became prominent at Queen Elizabeth I's court, and was known as her "saucy Godson", but his poetry and other writings caused him to fall in and out of favour with the Queen. He was the author of the description of a flush-toilet forerunner installed in his Kelston house, appearing in A New Discourse of a Stale Subject, called the ...
Marion Kirk Buthlay CVO (née Crawford; 5 June 1909 – 11 February 1988) was a Scottish educator and governess to Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II). Known then by her maiden name, Elizabeth and Margaret affectionately called her Crawfie. Crawford worked for the Royal Family from 1933 to 1949.
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 1900–2002: Mary, Princess Royal 1897–1965: Henry Lascelles 6th Earl of Harewood 1882–1947: Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester 1900–1974: Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester 1901–2004: Prince George, Duke of Kent 1902–1942: Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark 1906–1968: Prince John 1905–1919
Anne Edwards (August 20, 1927 – January 20, 2024) was an American writer best known for her biographies, including those of celebrities such as Maria Callas, Judy Garland, Katharine Hepburn, Vivien Leigh, Margaret Mitchell, Ronald Reagan, Barbra Streisand, Shirley Temple and royalty including Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret, Princess Diana and Countess Sonya Tolstoy.
Philip broke the news to the new queen. [59] She chose to retain Elizabeth as her regnal name, [60] and was therefore called Elizabeth II. The numeral offended some Scots, as she was the first Elizabeth to rule in Scotland. [61] She was proclaimed queen throughout her realms, and the royal party hastily returned to the United Kingdom. [62]
Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elisabeth or Elizabeth the Queen may refer to: Queens regnant. Elizabeth I (1533–1603; r. 1558–1603), Queen of England and Ireland;
Mary, Queen of Scots, who was considered by her French relatives to be rightful Queen of England instead of Elizabeth. [103] Elizabeth's first policy toward Scotland was to oppose the French presence there. [104] She feared that the French planned to invade England and put her Catholic cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, on the throne.