Know How the Town Celebrated This Special Royal Occasion in 1911. Sarah Powlson Reports.
Derby Evening Telegraph › October 10, 2011
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EXACTLY 100 years ago, the people of Derby joined the rest of the nation in celebrating the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary.
The King had come to the throne the previous year on the death of his father, King Edward VII, when he became King-Emperor of the British Empire.See the full content of this document
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Know How the Town Celebrated This Special Royal Occasion in 1911. Sarah Powlson Reports.
He reigned from May 6, 1910, through the First World War (1914- 1918) until his death in 1936.
The coronation of the new King and Queen took place at Westminster Abbey ju...See the full content of this document
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