"None of the other imperial powers have achieved that. Since then presidents, popes, and prime ministers have come and gone, the Soviet Union has collapsed, and Britain's own once mighty empire has dissipated, replaced by a Commonwealth of 54 nations which Elizabeth was instrumental in creating, and whose success many regard as her greatest achievement.
6, 1952, on the death of her father George VI, inheriting dominion over a Britain emerging from the ravages of World War Two when rationing was still in place and Winston Churchill was prime minister, as well as other nations spread across the globe. That is the primary job, and that's what she's done."Įlizabeth ascended the throne aged 25 on Feb. "The definition of success for any monarch over time is to preserve the monarchy and ensure the succession. "I think the queen's played a blinder," Anna Whitelock, Professor of the History of Monarchy at London's City University, said. Others say the 95-year-old's legacy is much less dramatic but nonetheless remarkable: ensuring the monarchy has survived in a time of huge social and economic upheaval. To some commentators, her reign has been a 'golden age', reminiscent of that of her namesake Elizabeth I who ruled over England 400 years ago in what is considered one of the country's greatest periods.
LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Britain will on Sunday salute the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II ascending the throne, but as the monarch celebrates another landmark, just how will her record-breaking reign be remembered?
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