On this day in history, June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was formally crowned monarch of the United Kingdom in a lavish ceremony full of royal traditions. More than 1,000 guests, dignitaries and ...
38.4 x 56.6 cm. (15.1 x 22.3 in.) William Manchester (ed.), In our Time. The world as seen by Magnum photographers, London 1989, p. 384; Kurt Kaindl (ed.), Inge Morath. Fotografien 1952–1992, Salzburg ...
LONDON, UK — In 1953, London was still recovering from World War II. The city was pockmarked with bomb damage, food supplies were tight and life was dull for children who had never eaten anything so ...
Author Jennifer Robson will be watching King Charles’ coronation on May 6, along with millions of others around the world. Her new historical fiction book, “Coronation Year,” is her second novel about ...
Members of the London Nelson Memorial Committee gathered at Evergreen Cemetery in February 1953 to celebrate National Black History Week. Those pictured include C.H. Brown, chairman of the Memorial ...