Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday after a 70 year reign as the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
She was 96. She succeeded her father, George VI at the age of 25.
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Her son, Charles is now King Charles III. Unlike his mother, who became queen at a very young age, Charles is 73.
It is unlikely that Charles III will make the top-ten list, or that any king or queen will ever reign as long as Elizabeth II at least any time soon.
Prince William is already 40 years old (born 1 year and 1 day after me, in fact).
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Here is a list of the United Kingdom’s longest-reigning monarchs, beginning with Elizabeth II.
#Queen Elizabeth II — Feb 6th, 1952 – Sept 8th, 2022 (70 years, 214 days)
Age Of Ascension: 25 years, 291 days.
Seventy years on the throne is a long time, and Elizabeth II oversaw a time of great social and technological change. The rapid expansion of globalization, the personal computer and internet.
The world of 2022 barely resembles the world of 1952.
15 separate Prime Ministers served under Elizabeth II, starting with Winston Churchill in his last term (who said of the young lady “All the film people in the world, if they had scoured the globe, could not have found anyone so suited to the part”) and ending with newly-elected Liz Truss, who Elizabeth formally appointed just two days before her death.
In Cape Town, on her 21st birthday, Elizabeth pledged: “My whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service.” Suffice to say, it was a long life of service.
Age Of Ascension: 18 years, 27 days.
Victoria was even younger than Elizabeth II when she donned the crown, though old enough to deftly rule her subjects. The history of the English monarchy is littered with child kings who, unfortunately, always came with a power vacuum in toe.
Victoria reigned for over 63 years, long enough to have an entire era named after her. The Victorian Era calls to mind all sorts of things, including classic romance novels, buttoned up dress codes, and a pre-modernity just on the cusp of the world we know.
Victoria oversaw a time of change on par with Elizabeth II’s reign a time of industrialization and social change that ended just before the two bloody Great Wars that defined the first half of the 20th century.
Queen Victoria was 81 when she died in Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.
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