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It bangs one about until one is senseless

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Shaun Usher
Apr 17, 2021
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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Oil on panel, 15 x 12 Inches, 1986, by Richard Stone.

On 6th February 1952, 15 years after taking to the throne following his brother’s abdication, King George VI died in his sleep following a long illness. He was immediately succeeded by his 27-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, who reigned for 70 years until her death in 2…

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