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Elizabeth II, (reigned 1952–2022) the longest reigning monarch in the UK history; Alfred the Great (c. 849–899) (reigned 880s–899), King of the Anglo-Saxons; Queen Anne (reigned 1702–1714), also Queen of Scotland, then Queen of Great Britain after 1707; Charles I (reigned 1625–1649), also King of Scotland, and Ireland
Common free women may have been found spinning as well as weaving. [1] An important figure in poetry, especially the Beowulf poem, high status women are depicted serving drinks for company and family. [6] Women of this time were also entertainers, comedians, and singers, and may have been employed by households or travelling groups. [1]
3/5 Laura Knight and Artemisia Gentileschi feature among a vast array of little-known female artists in this expansive survey at Tate Britain, but some of the work on display only underlines the ...
Sarah Anne Bright (1793–1866), artist, photographer, produced the earliest surviving photographic images taken by a woman; Zana Briski (born 1966), documentary, especially insects; Christina Broom (1862–1939), said to be Britain's first female press photographer; Alicia Bruce (born 1979), photographer and educator
The post “Undiscovered History”: 120 Interesting Pictures From The Past first appeared on Bored Panda. ... #46 Looking Out The Window Of Apollo 11, July 1969 ... #119 Two Young Women Walking ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:20th-century British people. It includes British people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. See also: Category:20th-century British men
Corazon Aquino. Corazon Aquino was President of the Philippines from 1986-1992 under some extraordinary circumstances.She was a Senator's wife and became a political leader in the People Power ...
Nevertheless, 1950s Britain saw several strides towards the parity of women, such as equal pay for teachers (1952) and for men and women in the civil service (1954), thanks to activists like Edith Summerskill, who fought for women's causes both in parliament and in the traditional non-party pressure groups throughout the 1950s. [140]