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All English colonies were divided by the Crown via royal charters into one of three types of colony; proprietary colonies, charter colonies and Crown colonies. Under the proprietary system, individuals or companies (often joint-stock companies), known as proprietors, were granted commercial charters by the Crown to establish overseas colonies ...
The Express Lift Company Ltd. (then a subsidiary of the General Electric Company) The Queen: Lifts: Suppliers of Passenger Lifts: 1997: 1990: 1917 [209] Gallaher Group and subsidiaries: The Queen: Tobacco products: 1999: 1878: 1873 [210] [211] Harrods: The Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh: Department store: 2000: 1910: 1834 ...
The Virginia Company was an English trading company chartered by King James I on 10 April 1606 with the objective of colonizing the eastern coast of America. The coast was named Virginia , after Elizabeth I , and it stretched from present-day Maine to the Carolinas .
American royalty may refer to American citizens who are members of royal families, through birth, naturalization or marriage; or American dynastic families that are given the epithet or moniker as American royalty.
The sparkling headpiece is closely associated with the late Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Camilla Wears Historic Crown for King Charles’s First State Opening of Parliament Skip to main content
As the United Kingdom prepares for its first coronation ceremony in over 70 years, the royal family is readying the Crown Jewels for the elaborate regal ceremony.King Charles III's coronation on ...
The crown was made for King George VI's coronation in 1937, but is based on Queen Victoria's 1838 crown. ... with three large stones and set with 2,868 diamonds in silver mounts as well as 17 ...
Replica of original crown kept at Hampton Court Palace: United Kingdom Crown of Scotland: Seen here in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II at the Scottish Parliament. (Crown kept at Edinburgh Castle as part of the Honours of Scotland). United States (Hawaii) Crowns of Hawaii: Kept in the Iolani Palace: Vietnam Crown of Po Klong M'hnai