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King Charles III and Queen Camilla (Camilla, Queen Consort) wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Coronation of King Charles in London, England on May 6, 2023

British Royal Line of Succession

King George V of Britain, c. 1910, shortly after his accession to the throne

How Did King George V Really Die?

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Leonardo DiCaprio (L) and Kate Winslet in a scene from the motion picture Titanic (1997) directed by James Cameron. Academy Awards, Oscars, cinema, film, movie

9 Love Stories with Tragic Endings

American soldiers in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge.

9 Questions About World War II Answered

David Cameron. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom talk during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013

What’s the Difference Between a President and a Prime Minister?

Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Marie Curie, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911).

Radium Girls: The Women Who Fought for Their Lives in a Killer Workplace

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Facts

Born	c.1836 • South Africa
Died	c.1894 • Bulawayo • Zimbabwe
Title / Office	king (1870-1893), Matabeleland
Notable Family Members	father Mzilikazi

Mzilikazi

king of the Ndebele

Cecil Rhodes

Cecil Rhodes

prime minister of Cape Colony

Sir Hercules Robinson, lithograph by W.H. Schröder

Sir Hercules Robinson

British colonial governor

Joshua Nkomo

Joshua Nkomo

Zimbabwean political leader

Quiz

Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon in Coronation Robes or Napoleon I Emperor of France, 1804 by Baron Francois Gerard or Baron Francois-Pascal-Simon Gerard, from the Musee National, Chateau de Versailles.

Kings and Emperors (Part III) Quiz