The life of Elizabeth 2 queen of england. Biography of Queen Elizabeth II. Elizabeth's parents were against her marriage to Philip
The British monarch has long been able to afford not to follow fashion and rules, but to set them
ElizabethII - a real monarch-long-liver: this year she turned 92 years old, of which 66 years she rules Great Britain. Her life is of interest and admiration of millions of fans. She is charming and energetic, has a sense of humor, but the queen has some rather strange habits.
Corgis and other favorite animals of Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II is very fond of animals and birds. Breeding carrier pigeons is a hobby that is inherited by the English royal family. Elizaveta acts as the trustee of numerous sports pigeon breeding societies. However, despite such a tender love for birds, one day, in a fit of gratuitous anger, the queen beat to death a wounded pheasant brought to her by a hunting dog with her cane.
The queen also loves horses. At four years old, she received a gift from her grandfather (king GeorgV) little pony. Then she learned how to perfectly hold in the saddle. Subsequently, Elizabeth became a frequenter of the favorite national entertainment of the British - horse racing.
The queen's stud farm bred the best horse breeds. Until now, Her Majesty from time to time makes horseback riding - despite her venerable age.
However, Elizabeth's real passion is dogs. She simply adores wandering in waders in a plowed field in the company of dirty and wet Labradors. The Queen considers such a pastime to be very interesting and healthy.
Elizabeth's favorite breed is the corgi. Now she has five dogs of this hunting breed. In addition, she keeps several Labradors and dozens of dogs of other breeds. Every day the queen goes for a walk surrounded by all this pack.
Elizabeth II with Ronald Reagan on a horse ride, 1982. Source: wikimedia.org
The Queen of England does not like: mustache, ice in squares and talkativeness ...
In order not to annoy the royal personage, the environment has to be attentive to the little things. For example, the queen may become angry at the sight of a mustache and beard, so that those close to her have to constantly shave. In addition, the queen should not be seen in a vest and bow tie.
For cocktails and other drinks, all people freeze ice in cubes - and in the royal kitchen, ice is shaped like balls! Simply because, according to Elizabeth, the clinking of ice of this shape is more melodic: the clinking of cubes annoys her.
The queen may become angry when she is tired of listening to a long speech. The long-liver does not forgive even the slightest hint of her own age.
When Her Majesty gets into a car, she never buckles up because she hates seat belts. It is better not to open windows near the queen.
The Queen of England prefers:hard rock, bright colors and letters on paper
All relatives know that Elizabeth adores bright colors and never (except in special cases - mourning) does not wear black clothes.
As for food, Elizabeth should not be offered soup or potatoes - she indignantly rejects this food.
Like many other people, the Queen of Great Britain is very fond of receiving letters. But to answer them - thank you! Interviews to journalists are also not Her Majesty's element: she usually confines herself to short answers and hurries to end the conversation.
Interestingly, she prefers heavy rock to classical music - her favorite performer is Ozzy Osbourne... And from the lung she likes songs performed Emma Bunton- a former member of the "Spice Girls" group.
Queen Elizabeth's children
In total, Elizabeth II has three sons and one daughter. She immediately gave up her children to be raised by nannies, but she hardly saw them herself. Wanting to see their mother, the children, like other visitors, had to make an appointment with her.
Anyway, it seems that the queen does not like children, both hers and others. Until now, she prefers to dine alone and especially does not like it when children are sitting at the table: in her opinion, first they need to be properly educated and good manners instilled.
Princess Anne, the only daughter of the queen, had to experience the incredible stinginess of her mother, which is whispered about in the kingdom: despite her enormous wealth, Elizabeth hates throwing out her clothes and always gives her old things to her daughter so that she can wear them.
The Queen of England is fond of: gardening, crosswords and photography
In addition to animals, Elizabeth loves plants. Recently, she has become very interested in gardening. The Queen takes care of the bushes of currants and raspberries with her own hands, grows vegetables and invites her guests to taste all this.
The queen is especially proud of her leeks, sweet beets, and unusual beans - the variety is called "blue queen".
Among Elizabeth's hobbies is solving crosswords, and she always solves them honestly, without looking either in dictionaries and reference books, or on the Internet, preferring to spend hours thinking over some word.
The Queen of Great Britain loves travel: during her life she has visited almost all countries of the world. When traveling, she takes a lot of photographs.
What the Queen of Great Britain wears
Elizabeth II. Egbert the Great (Anglo-Saxon. Ecgbryht, Eng. Egbert, Eagberht) (769/771 - February 4 or June 839) - King of Wessex (802 - 839). A number of historians consider Egbert to be the first king of England, since for the first time in history he united most of the lands on the territory of modern England under the rule of one ruler, and the remaining regions recognized his supreme power over themselves. Officially, Egbert did not use this title and was first used in his title by King Alfred the Great.
Edward II (English Edward II, 1284-1327, also called Edward of Cairnarwon, after his birthplace in Wales) - English king (from 1307 until his deposition in January 1327) of the Plantagenet dynasty, the son of Edward I.
The first English heir to the throne, who bore the title "Prince of Wales" (according to legend, at the request of the Welsh to give them a king who was born in Wales and does not speak English, Edward I presented them with his newborn son, who had just been born in his camp) ... Having inherited the throne of his father at the age of less than 23 years, Edward II very unsuccessfully fought against Scotland, whose troops were led by Robert the Bruce. The king's popularity also undermined his adherence to the hated favorites of the people (believed to be the king's lovers) - the Gascon Pierre Gaveston, and then the English nobleman Hugh Despencer Jr.Eduard's reign was accompanied by conspiracies and rebellions, often inspired by the king's wife, Queen Isabella, daughter of the French king Philip IV the Fair, who fled to France.
Edward III, Edward III (Wed-Eng.Edward III) (November 13, 1312 - June 21, 1377) - King of England from 1327 from the Plantegenet dynasty, son of King Edward II and Isabella of France, daughter of King Philip IV of France ...
Richard II (eng. Richard II, 1367-1400) - English king (1377-1399), representative of the Plantagenet dynasty, grandson of King Edward III, son of Edward the Black Prince.
Richard was born in Bordeaux - his father fought in France on the fields of the Hundred Years War. When the Black Prince died in 1376, during the life of Edward III, the young Richard received the title of Prince of Wales, and a year later inherited the throne from his grandfather.
Henry IV of Bolingbroke, April 3, 1367, Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire - March 20, 1413, Westminster) - King of England (1399-1413), founder of the Lancaster dynasty (the younger branch of the Plantagenets).
Henry V (born Henry V) (August 9, according to other sources, September 16, 1387, Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales - August 31, 1422, Vincennes (now in Paris), France) - King of England since 1413, from the Lancaster dynasty, one of greatest generals Hundred Years War. Defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt (1415). Under the treaty in Troyes (1420), he became the heir to the French king Charles VI the Mad and received the hand of his daughter Catherine. He continued the war with the son of Charles, who did not recognize the treaty, the Dauphin (the future Charles VII) and during this war he died, just two months before Charles VI; if he lived these two months, he would become king of France. He died in August 1422, presumably from dysentery.
Henry VI (English Henry VI, French Henri VI) (December 6, 1421, Windsor - May 21 or 22, 1471, London) - the third and last king of England from the Lancaster dynasty (from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471). The only one of the English kings, who during the Hundred Years War and after it, had the title "King of France", who was actually crowned (1431) and reigned in a large part of France.
Edward IV (April 28, 1442, Rouen - April 9, 1483, London) - King of England in 1461-1470 and 1471-1483, a representative of the York Plantagenet line, seized the throne during the War of the Scarlet and White Rose.
Eldest son of Richard, Duke of York and Cecilia Neville, brother of Richard III. After his father's death in 1460, he inherited his titles as Earl of Cambridge, March and Ulster and Duke of York. In 1461, at the age of eighteen, he ascended the throne of England with the support of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick.
He was married to Elizabeth Woodville (1437-1492), children:
Elizabeth (1466-1503), married to King Henry VII of England,
Mary (1467-1482),
Cecilia (1469-1507),
Edward V (1470-1483?),
Richard (1473-1483?),
Anna (1475-1511),
Katerina (1479-1527),
Bridget (1480-1517).
The king was a great female hunter and, in addition to his official wife, was secretly betrothed to one or more women, which later allowed the royal council to declare his son Edward V illegitimate and, together with his other son, imprison him in the Tower.
Edward IV died unexpectedly on April 9, 1483.
Edward V (November 4, 1470 (14701104) -1483?) - King of England from April 9 to June 25, 1483, son of Edward IV; not crowned. Deposed by his uncle the Duke of Gloucester, who declared the king and his younger brother, Duke Richard of York, illegitimate children, and himself became King Richard III. 12-year-old and 10-year-old boys were imprisoned in the Tower, their further fate is not known exactly. The most common point of view is that they were killed by order of Richard (this version was official under the Tudors), however, various researchers blame many other figures of that time for the murder of the princes, including Richard's successor Henry VII.
Richard III (born Richard III) (October 2, 1452, Fotheringay - August 22, 1485, Bosworth) - King of England from 1483, from the York dynasty, the last representative of the male line of the Plantagenets on the English throne. Brother of Edward IV. He took the throne, removing the young Edward V. At the Battle of Bosworth (1485), he was defeated and killed. One of two kings of England killed in action (after Harold II, killed at Hastings in 1066).
Henry VII (eng. Henry VII;)
