Shapcott, Jo. Her Book: Poems 1988-1998. Faber and Faber.
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Queen Elizabeth II
Standard Name: Elizabeth II, Queen
Used Form: Princess Elizabeth
Connections
| Connections | Author name Sort descending | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Reception | Edna O'Brien | In May 2011 EOB
was one of fifteen Irish people chosen by the President of Ireland to attend a lunch with Queen Elizabeth
of Britain. This historic occasion was the first visit by a reigning... |
| Reception | Ruth Pitter | RP
received more recognition during her lifetime from the bestowers of literary awards and from fellow-writers than from the critics. In 1955 she became the first woman to receive the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry... |
| Wealth and Poverty | J. K. Rowling | By the end of June 1999 JKR
was officially a millionaire. In the Sunday Times's annual Rich List she first appeared in 2001 as number 526 with a fortune of £65 million. She rose... |
| Reception | Vita Sackville-West | VSW
was one of those in the running for the position of Poet Laureate in succession to Robert Bridges
in summer1929. She later secretly hoped to succeed Bridges' successor, John Masefield
, and wrote a... |
| Birth | Jo Shapcott | Her mother was still in hospital when Queen Elizabeth
was crowned, and held her baby up to the window to see the great / procession, so she said. |
| Reception | Edith Sitwell | ES
was awarded a DBE by the Queen
; she was the first poet to receive this accolade. Greene, Richard. Proposal: Edith Sitwell: A Life. 13 |
| Reception | Zadie Smith | This was still Smith's latest novel, however, when in 2004 she was honoured in connection with both her race and her gender: nominated for the list of A Hundred Great Black Britons and invited to... |
| Reception | Stevie Smith | In 1966 SS
received the Cholmondeley Award. Three years later came the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. Smith, Stevie. Me Again. Editors Barbera, Jack and William McBrien, Vintage. 319 |
| Wealth and Poverty | Muriel Spark | About this time she signalled her enjoyment of her new level of wealth by buying a racehorse (from that other racing enthusiast Queen Elizabeth
), registering her colours as an owner, and allowing this story... |
| Occupation | Emma Tennant | Her first season involved not only being formally presented to the queen
, much formal dressing and a round of lunches and dances, but also her own coming-out ball. For this her parents provided a... |
| Textual Production | Sue Townsend | ST
published The Queen
and I, a novel which was later produced as a play with music at the Haymarket, Leicester
, on 23 March 1994. It led to a sequel, Queen Camilla, 2006. Blackwell’s Online Bookshop. http://Bookshop.Blackwell.co.uk. “Playwrights. Sue Townsend”. doollee.com. “Sue Townsend—Obituary”. The Telegraph. |
| Literary Setting | Rose Tremain | Tremain's butler, Jack Sadler, has been left by his employers the great house (modelled on RT
's mother's ancestral home, Linkenholt Manor in Hampshire, in which he served them during his working career. He... |
| Publishing | Alison Uttley | |
| Publishing | Queen Victoria | The unpublished writings of QV
are in the Royal Archives at Windsor. Victoria, Queen. “Introduction and Editorial Materials”. Dearest Child: Letters Between Queen Victoria and the Princess Royal 1858-1861, edited by Roger Fulford, Evans Brothers, p. various pages. ix |
Timeline
26 June 1959: The St Lawrence Seaway was officially opened...
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26 June 1959
The St Lawrence Seaway was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth
and American President Eisenhower
at St Lambert, Quebec.
21 October 1960: Queen Elizabeth II launched the British Navy's...
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21 October 1960
Queen Elizabeth II
launched the British Navy
's first nuclear submarine, HMS Dreadnought.
25 December 1960: Queen Elizabeth II's first pre-recorded Christmas...
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25 December 1960
Queen Elizabeth II
's first pre-recorded Christmas message was broadcast on BBC
television.
20 February 1962: Astronaut John Glenn became the first American...
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20 February 1962
Astronaut John Glenn
became the first American to orbit the earth, circling the globe three times in his spacecraft Friendship Seven.
21 June 1969: Queen Elizabeth II and her family, in tune...
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21 June 1969
Queen Elizabeth II
and her family, in tune with the lowering of boundaries of the time period, provided the BBC
unprecedented access to their lives for the documentary The Royal Family.
4 March 1974: Labour having come first past the post in...
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4 March 1974
Labour
having come first past the post in the general election of 28 February, Harold Wilson
formed his second government (a minority one), replacing ConservativeEdward Heath
as Prime Minister.
3 November 1975: Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the...
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3 November 1975
Queen Elizabeth II
officially opened the United Kingdom's first oil pipeline in Dyce near Aberdeen.
13 June 1981: The Queen was fired upon by a teenage boy...
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13 June 1981
The Queen
was fired upon by a teenage boy named Marcus Sarjeant
.
April 1993: The Queen voluntarily began paying personal...
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April 1993
The Queen
voluntarily began paying personal income taxes.
14 January 1994: Katharine, Duchess of Kent, converted to...
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14 January 1994
Katharine, Duchess of Kent
, converted to Catholicism
, becoming the first Roman Catholic member of the British Royal Family in more than 300 years.
31 August 1997: Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a late-night...
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31 August 1997
Diana, Princess of Wales
, died in a late-night car accident in an underpass by the Pont d'Alma in Paris.
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