On 21 August 1893 the Manchester Examiner reported that the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha
gave HG
a certificate of merit for her poetry. The article, published the day before the Duke died, notes HG
's...
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14 November 1839: Prince Albert (future husband of Queen Victoria)...
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14 November 1839
Prince Albert
(future husband of Queen Victoria) and his brother Ernest
made the first railway trip in England by royalty, from London to Slough.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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Kingston, Patrick. Royal Trains. Spring Books, 1985.
