https://londonhuawiki.wpi.edu/index.php?title=The_Identity_of_The_United_Kingdom_under_the_Ruling_of_King_George_VI_and_Queen_Elizabeth_II&feed=atom&action=historyThe Identity of The United Kingdom under the Ruling of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II - Revision history2024-03-28T10:15:55ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.31.8https://londonhuawiki.wpi.edu/index.php?title=The_Identity_of_The_United_Kingdom_under_the_Ruling_of_King_George_VI_and_Queen_Elizabeth_II&diff=18933&oldid=prevDmpayette: /* Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth */2017-06-22T09:58:20Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey on June 2nd, 1953, over a year after the death of her father, the late King George VI.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 22, picture 7.</ref> He reign would end up lasting a lot longer than most people would expect, going all the way from her coronation in 1953 until the present day.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 91.</ref><br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey on June 2nd, 1953, over a year after the death of her father, the late King George VI.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 22, picture 7.</ref> He reign would end up lasting a lot longer than most people would expect, going all the way from her coronation in 1953 until the present day.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 91.</ref><br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Her reign presided over an interesting time for England as they continued their transition from an Empire to a Commonwealth. The Commonwealth had started in 1947, but not many countries had joined the Commonwealth. Still there were some connected to the British Empire and joined after the formation of the Commonwealth. The countries that joined after the formation of the Commonwealth during Queen Elizabeth II's reign are listed below in the table.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Her reign presided over an interesting time for England as they continued their transition from an Empire to a Commonwealth. The Commonwealth had started in 1947, but not many countries had joined the Commonwealth. Still there were some connected to the British Empire and joined after the formation of the Commonwealth. The countries that joined after the formation of the Commonwealth during Queen Elizabeth II's reign are listed below in the table.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the entrance of Mozambique in 1995 and Rwanda in 2009, it broke a tradition that had held true for all member nations in the Commonwealth. Mozambique and Rwanda had no previous ties to England and they were not part of the British Empire when it existed.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 59.</ref> Queen Elizabeth II permitted the entrance of Mozambique and Rwanda even though other member nations didn't like it. The entrance of countries without historical ties to Britain would dilute and weaken the bonds between nations in the Commonwealth because every nation in the Commonwealth was either part of the British Empire or had very close ties to England.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 59.</ref> Even though all other member nations didn't like the entrance of Mozambique and Rwanda, the Queen allowed them in. <br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the entrance of Mozambique in 1995 and Rwanda in 2009, it broke a tradition that had held true for all member nations in the Commonwealth. Mozambique and Rwanda had no previous ties to England and they were not part of the British Empire when it existed.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 59.</ref> Queen Elizabeth II permitted the entrance of Mozambique and Rwanda even though other member nations didn't like it. The entrance of countries without historical ties to Britain would dilute and weaken the bonds between nations in the Commonwealth because every nation in the Commonwealth was either part of the British Empire or had very close ties to England.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 59.</ref> Even though all other member nations didn't like the entrance of Mozambique and Rwanda, the Queen allowed them in. <br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Even though the Queen was no longer Head of the Empire, her new title was Head of the Commonwealth, which came with the responsibilities of maintaining the integrity of the Commonwealth. Many countries who had previously joined the Commonwealth before the official introduction of the Commonwealth held a good amount of power before the World War II.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 58.</ref> After the war, their power began to diminish as the monarch took increasing power over the Commonwealth as more countries applied to be in the Commonwealth. It should be noted, however, that the Commonwealth is not a political alliance like North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nor like the European Union (EU), but more of a collection of nations. It's a proud group of nations to be a part of, but they don't share critical information to other countries at their meetings like a NATO summits.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 60.</ref><br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Even though the Queen was no longer Head of the Empire, her new title was Head of the Commonwealth, which came with the responsibilities of maintaining the integrity of the Commonwealth. Many countries who had previously joined the Commonwealth before the official introduction of the Commonwealth held a good amount of power before the World War II.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 58.</ref> After the war, their power began to diminish as the monarch took increasing power over the Commonwealth as more countries applied to be in the Commonwealth. It should be noted, however, that the Commonwealth is not a political alliance like North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nor like the European Union (EU), but more of a collection of nations. It's a proud group of nations to be a part of, but they don't share critical information to other countries at their meetings like a NATO summits.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 60.</ref><br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Queen attends meetings called the Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings where all the heads of state from each member country attend meetings to discuss the Commonwealth.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 60.</ref> Since England is the main country in the Commonwealth, the Queen has the most power when it comes to these meetings. This was set up by her father, King George VI, when creating the rules for the Commonwealth. She doesn't support one side if an argument breaks out, but will rather try to fix the argument with common ground and political neutrality.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 61.</ref><br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Queen attends meetings called the Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings where all the heads of state from each member country attend meetings to discuss the Commonwealth.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 60.</ref> Since England is the main country in the Commonwealth, the Queen has the most power when it comes to these meetings. This was set up by her father, King George VI, when creating the rules for the Commonwealth. She doesn't support one side if an argument breaks out, but will rather try to fix the argument with common ground and political neutrality.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 61.</ref><br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When England entered negotiations with the EU about terms of entrance, the notion of them joining the EU was an uncomfortable feeling felt by other members of the Commonwealth. They were concerned over their trading goods with England and thought that their entrance into the EU would slow down trade with their longtime trading partners.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 62.</ref> It wasn't expected however, that the Commonwealth would break up if and when England joined the EU, which they eventually did at the beginning of 1973.<ref>A. (2017, May 10). Countries. Retrieved June 16, 2017, from http://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/countries_en#tab-0-1</ref><br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When England entered negotiations with the EU about terms of entrance, the notion of them joining the EU was an uncomfortable feeling felt by other members of the Commonwealth. They were concerned over their trading goods with England and thought that their entrance into the EU would slow down trade with their longtime trading partners.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 62.</ref> It wasn't expected however, that the Commonwealth would break up if and when England joined the EU, which they eventually did at the beginning of 1973.<ref>A. (2017, May 10). Countries. Retrieved June 16, 2017, from http://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/countries_en#tab-0-1</ref><br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, trade issues would eventually arise between England, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia when a wave of conservative ideals and thoughts spread through many countries in the Commonwealth during the middle of Queen Elizabeth's reign.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 62.</ref> Canada and Australia were aligning themselves to be more like the United States than England, and that hurt the trading between the different countries.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 63.</ref> New Zealand wasn't enabled to do what Canada and Australia did because they weren't strong or a big enough country to make a powerful move and change away from England. It was a tricky situation for the country, but in the end they decided to remain loyal to England and the Commonweath.<br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, trade issues would eventually arise between England, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia when a wave of conservative ideals and thoughts spread through many countries in the Commonwealth during the middle of Queen Elizabeth's reign.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 62.</ref> Canada and Australia were aligning themselves to be more like the United States than England, and that hurt the trading between the different countries.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 63.</ref> New Zealand wasn't enabled to do what Canada and Australia did because they weren't strong or a big enough country to make a powerful move and change away from England. It was a tricky situation for the country, but in the end they decided to remain loyal to England and the Commonweath.<br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Commonwealth would be tested greatly in 1987 with the issue over South Africa and Nelson Mandela.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane,</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Commonwealth would be tested greatly in 1987 with the issue over South Africa and Nelson Mandela.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane,</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>  page 64.</ref>Many riots were taking place all over South Africa between the different races that had settled there. The whites believed they were superior over the black residents and felt that no blacks should be allowed to hold public office. Margaret Thatcher, the sitting Prime Minister at the time and outspoken conservative, sided with the white population while holding a white's only election.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 65.</ref> However, Thatcher's original statement was misinterpreted by many media outlets when they twisted her words. To many Commonwealth nations, she seemed like the enemy when it came to the issue of South Africa. She wanted the release of Nelson Mandela from prison and fair elections set up in the unstable country. Thatcher would eventually recant her previous statement and replace it with what she actually meant to say regarding the unstable situation in South Africa.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 65.</ref> Many Commonwealth nations were relieved that Thatcher said what she actually meant to say in another statement.<br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>  page 64.</ref>Many riots were taking place all over South Africa between the different races that had settled there. The whites believed they were superior over the black residents and felt that no blacks should be allowed to hold public office. Margaret Thatcher, the sitting Prime Minister at the time and outspoken conservative, sided with the white population while holding a white's only election.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 65.</ref> However, Thatcher's original statement was misinterpreted by many media outlets when they twisted her words. To many Commonwealth nations, she seemed like the enemy when it came to the issue of South Africa. She wanted the release of Nelson Mandela from prison and fair elections set up in the unstable country. Thatcher would eventually recant her previous statement and replace it with what she actually meant to say regarding the unstable situation in South Africa.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 65.</ref> Many Commonwealth nations were relieved that Thatcher said what she actually meant to say in another statement.<br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, Queen Elizabeth II was left in doubt over whether Thatcher could continue the job as Prime Minister without scrutiny from other heads of state within the Commonwealth if she made another bad comment about a struggling country within the Commonwealth The Queen would continue her distrust for Thatcher privately until she was replaced by Sir John Major as Prime Minister in 1990.<ref>Past Prime Ministers. (n.d.). Retrieved June 16, 2017, from https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers</ref><br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, Queen Elizabeth II was left in doubt over whether Thatcher could continue the job as Prime Minister without scrutiny from other heads of state within the Commonwealth if she made another bad comment about a struggling country within the Commonwealth The Queen would continue her distrust for Thatcher privately until she was replaced by Sir John Major as Prime Minister in 1990.<ref>Past Prime Ministers. (n.d.). Retrieved June 16, 2017, from https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers</ref><br></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Queen Elizabeth was born in 1926 as the first of two daughters by King George VI. Her sister, Margaret Rose,was born in 1930, but the spotlight was on Elizabeth. The family wasn't involved in many royal duties since George was the younger of two brothers, but that all changed when his older brother, Edward VII, abdicated the throne in 1936. That put Elizabeth second in line for the throne, and that is when she realized that life was about to change for all of them. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 11.</ref><br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Queen Elizabeth was born in 1926 as the first of two daughters by King George VI. Her sister, Margaret Rose,was born in 1930, but the spotlight was on Elizabeth. The family wasn't involved in many royal duties since George was the younger of two brothers, but that all changed when his older brother, Edward VII, abdicated the throne in 1936. That put Elizabeth second in line for the throne, and that is when she realized that life was about to change for all of them. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 11.</ref><br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was at her father's coronation that she realized just how important she had become. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 11.</ref>Elizabeth and her sister were now firmly in the spotlight with their father being the King of England. <br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was at her father's coronation that she realized just how important she had become. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 11.</ref>Elizabeth and her sister were now firmly in the spotlight with their father being the King of England. <br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When it came to education, she and her sister were taught privately by a two tutors, one a French resident by the name of Vicomtesse de Bellaigue who taught the girls French. The other was Sir Henry Marten, the Vice Provost of Eton College. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, pages 11-12.</ref>Together, these two would help the sisters with their education while staying away from the public view. This was decided upon by their mother, who thought it would be better for her daughters to be taught in private rather than be faced with going to public schooling. <br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When it came to education, she and her sister were taught privately by a two tutors, one a French resident by the name of Vicomtesse de Bellaigue who taught the girls French. The other was Sir Henry Marten, the Vice Provost of Eton College. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, pages 11-12.</ref>Together, these two would help the sisters with their education while staying away from the public view. This was decided upon by their mother, who thought it would be better for her daughters to be taught in private rather than be faced with going to public schooling. <br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, the sisters lived with their parents in Buckingham Palace, riding out the Luftwaffe in 1940 in central London with everyone else. King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth, wanted to stay in central London to keep public morale high during the troubling times. Towards the end of the war, Elizabeth joined Auxiliary Territorial Service, which was the women's division of the British Army. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 17.</ref>She would stay in England however since her parents wouldn't allow her to travel into mainland Europe. <br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, the sisters lived with their parents in Buckingham Palace, riding out the Luftwaffe in 1940 in central London with everyone else. King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth, wanted to stay in central London to keep public morale high during the troubling times. Towards the end of the war, Elizabeth joined Auxiliary Territorial Service, which was the women's division of the British Army. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 17.</ref>She would stay in England however since her parents wouldn't allow her to travel into mainland Europe. <br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While the whole of Europe was celebrating victory over Germany, Elizabeth and her family were planning her wedding. Elizabeth had fallen in love with Prince Philip of Greece. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 14.</ref> He had taken her and Margaret under his protection when he guided them through Royal Navy Academy in Dartmouth. He was a long distant cousin with their only common relative being the late Queen Victoria. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 14.</ref>He ended up proposing to her during the war, but was later told that the ceremony would have to wait until after the war was over. The Royal Family had planned a trip to South Africa during 1947, and Elizabeth and Philip needed the blessings from King George VI before the wedding could be announced to the public. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, pages 14-15, 17.</ref><br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While the whole of Europe was celebrating victory over Germany, Elizabeth and her family were planning her wedding. Elizabeth had fallen in love with Prince Philip of Greece. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 14.</ref> He had taken her and Margaret under his protection when he guided them through Royal Navy Academy in Dartmouth. He was a long distant cousin with their only common relative being the late Queen Victoria. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 14.</ref>He ended up proposing to her during the war, but was later told that the ceremony would have to wait until after the war was over. The Royal Family had planned a trip to South Africa during 1947, and Elizabeth and Philip needed the blessings from King George VI before the wedding could be announced to the public. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, pages 14-15, 17.</ref><br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Elizabeth and Philip, along with Margaret, began shouldering some of the responsibilities that were reserved for the King when his health started to decline in the later 1940s. Eventually, King George VI was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1951 and had to cancel state trips that were planned across the Commonwealth. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 19.</ref> Being next in line for the throne, Elizabeth and Philip insisted the trip be rescheduled so they could go on it. The trip was eventually rescheduled for the beginning of 1952. The first country that they had planned to visit was Kenya, but they had to cut their trip much shorter than planned. Only a few days into their trip, King George VI died in his sleep. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 19.</ref> It was a solemn plane ride home from Kenya. Elizabeth was now Queen Elizabeth II, and she was greeted by Lord Woolton, Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, and Winston Churchill when she and Philip returned from Kenya. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 22, picture 5.</ref>The length of her reign as Queen of England and Head of the Commonwealth is a reign that no one expected. <br>  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Elizabeth and Philip, along with Margaret, began shouldering some of the responsibilities that were reserved for the King when his health started to decline in the later 1940s. Eventually, King George VI was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1951 and had to cancel state trips that were planned across the Commonwealth. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 19.</ref> Being next in line for the throne, Elizabeth and Philip insisted the trip be rescheduled so they could go on it. The trip was eventually rescheduled for the beginning of 1952. The first country that they had planned to visit was Kenya, but they had to cut their trip much shorter than planned. Only a few days into their trip, King George VI died in his sleep. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 19.</ref> It was a solemn plane ride home from Kenya. Elizabeth was now Queen Elizabeth II, and she was greeted by Lord Woolton, Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, and Winston Churchill when she and Philip returned from Kenya. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> ''</ins>Elizabeth II: the steadfast<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>. London: Allen Lane, page 22, picture 5.</ref>The length of her reign as Queen of England and Head of the Commonwealth is a reign that no one expected. <br>  </div></td></tr>
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I picked the timeline for my deliverable since it was easier for me to convey my research on the timeline than writing an essay or biography. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The timeline allows that user to go at their own pace and take breaks by watching videos or </del>looking <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">at pictures of different events that go along with the events on the timeline.When creating the timelines, it was interesting to actually think </del>about <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">what would go on to each </del>event <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">on the timelines. I knew that nothing longer than </del>a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">paragraph could go on each event, otherwise the timeline would </del>look <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">more </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">more like </del>an essay<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, and I was trying to avoid that</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">There </del>are <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">huge advantages to doing a timeline because it allows </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">user to </del>read <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">through the paragraph about the event and look at pictures or watch videos that are posted on each event</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">For most</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">it's better to look at the timeline and immerse themselves in it </del>that <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">read </del>a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">50 page biography about the monarchs. The downside about timelines is that if they are too long, they start to resemble biographies since there is too much information on the event slides. Creators of the timelines have to find the right balance between the amount of information about each event and how many events will </del>be <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">included on </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">timeline</del>. For potential further areas of inquiry, one might be able to either look deeper into the lives of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II or even introduce more influential monarchs over time into the timeline. That will create a resourceful timeline for people to look at and learn more about each monarch individual, how they came to the throne, and important events that happened during their reign as King or Queen of England. <br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Upon completing the background and timeline for this milestone, it has been very rewarding to work on this project. I'm very happy with the information that I was able to gather and how it all fit on the timeline. I picked the timeline for my deliverable since it was easier for me to convey my research on the timeline than writing an essay or biography. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Timelines are helpful for </ins>looking <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">for quick information </ins>about <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a person or </ins>event <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">while essays and biographies take </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">much deeper </ins>look <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">into people and events. Writers can spend years devoted their research </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">writing towards </ins>an essay <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">or biography about something</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">They </ins>are <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">worth </ins>the read. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">But for this milestone</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">I felt </ins>that <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">creating </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">timeline would </ins>be the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">best approach for completing this milestone</ins>. For potential further areas of inquiry, one might be able to either look deeper into the lives of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II or even introduce more influential monarchs over time into the timeline. That will create a resourceful timeline for people to look at and learn more about each monarch individual, how they came to the throne, and important events that happened during their reign as King or Queen of England. <br></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Upon completing the background and timeline for this milestone, it has been very rewarding to work on this project. I'm very happy with the information that I was able to gather and how it all fit on the timeline. I picked <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a </del>timeline for my deliverable since it<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'s much </del>easier than writing <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a long </del>biography <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">about each monarch</del>. The timeline allows that user to go at their own pace and take breaks by watching videos or looking at pictures of different events that go along with the events on the timeline.When creating the timelines, it was interesting to actually think about what would go on to each event on the timelines. I knew that nothing longer than a paragraph could go on each event, otherwise the timeline would look more and more like an essay, and I was trying to avoid that. There are huge advantages to doing a timeline because it allows the user to read through the paragraph about the event and look at pictures or watch videos that are posted on each event. For most, it's better to look at the timeline and immerse themselves in it that read a 50 page biography about the monarchs. The downside about timelines is that if they are too long, they start to resemble biographies since there is too much information on the event slides. Creators of the timelines have to find the right balance between the amount of information about each event and how many events will be included on the timeline. For potential further areas of inquiry, one might be able to either look deeper into the lives of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II or even introduce more influential monarchs over time into the timeline. That will create a resourceful timeline for people to look at and learn more about each monarch individual, how they came to the throne, and important events that happened during their reign as King or Queen of England. <br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Upon completing the background and timeline for this milestone, it has been very rewarding to work on this project. I'm very happy with the information that I was able to gather and how it all fit on the timeline. I picked <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the </ins>timeline for my deliverable since it <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">was </ins>easier <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">for me to convey my research on the timeline </ins>than writing <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">an essay or </ins>biography. The timeline allows that user to go at their own pace and take breaks by watching videos or looking at pictures of different events that go along with the events on the timeline.When creating the timelines, it was interesting to actually think about what would go on to each event on the timelines. I knew that nothing longer than a paragraph could go on each event, otherwise the timeline would look more and more like an essay, and I was trying to avoid that. There are huge advantages to doing a timeline because it allows the user to read through the paragraph about the event and look at pictures or watch videos that are posted on each event. For most, it's better to look at the timeline and immerse themselves in it that read a 50 page biography about the monarchs. The downside about timelines is that if they are too long, they start to resemble biographies since there is too much information on the event slides. Creators of the timelines have to find the right balance between the amount of information about each event and how many events will be included on the timeline. For potential further areas of inquiry, one might be able to either look deeper into the lives of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II or even introduce more influential monarchs over time into the timeline. That will create a resourceful timeline for people to look at and learn more about each monarch individual, how they came to the throne, and important events that happened during their reign as King or Queen of England. <br></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For the deliverable part of this milestone, a timeline was created. This timeline goes into the lives of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, the previous and current monarch of England and looks at how the creation of the Commonwealth affected their reigns. When King George VI took the throne in 1936 after the abdication crisis with his brother, his Empire overcame Nazi Germany, but it came at a cost. When the war was over, England started the process of dismantling their Empire and converting into a Commonwealth. He was the last English monarch to use the title Emperor of India, but the first to use the title Head of The Commonwealth. Queen Elizabeth II was the first monarch to inherit the title Head of the Commonwealth.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For the deliverable part of this milestone, a timeline was created. This timeline goes into the lives of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, the previous and current monarch of England and looks at how the creation of the Commonwealth affected their reigns. When King George VI took the throne in 1936 after the abdication crisis with his brother, his Empire overcame Nazi Germany, but it came at a cost. When the war was over, England started the process of dismantling their Empire and converting into a Commonwealth. He was the last English monarch to use the title Emperor of India, but the first to use the title Head of The Commonwealth. Queen Elizabeth II was the first monarch to inherit the title Head of the Commonwealth. Her job was to make sure that the Commonwealth remained stable even through tough times. The entrance of Mozambique and Rwanda questioned what values are needed to enter the Commonwealth. The trading issue between Commonwealth nations and the EU proved to be troubling during their negotiations.<br></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Together, these two monarchs are important monarchs for England. They almost reigning for the entire part of the 20th century. The timeline that was created looks at their lives and investigates the turbulent times they endured through. The background goes through and describes their lives in detail while the timeline takes that information and transfers it onto slides that people can learn from. Others might also grab and essay or biography about the monarchs, but the timeline is just as useful. The background is the backbone for the information on the timeline, but it's much easier to look at the timeline for information than search through an essay.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Together, these two monarchs are important monarchs for England. They almost reigning for the entire part of the 20th century. The timeline that was created looks at their lives and investigates the turbulent times they endured through. The background goes through and describes their lives in detail while the timeline takes that information and transfers it onto slides that people can learn from. Others might also grab and essay or biography about the monarchs, but the timeline is just as useful. The background is the backbone for the information on the timeline, but it's much easier to look at the timeline for information than search through an essay.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For the deliverable part of this milestone, a timeline was created. This timeline goes into the lives of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, the previous and current monarch of England and looks at how the creation of the Commonwealth affected their reigns. When King George VI took the throne in 1936 after the abdication crisis with his brother, his Empire overcame Nazi Germany, but it came at a cost. When the war was over, England started the process of dismantling their Empire and converting into a Commonwealth. He was the last English monarch to use the title Emperor of India, but the first to use the title Head of The Commonwealth. Queen Elizabeth II was the first monarch to inherit the title Head of the Commonwealth.<br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For the deliverable part of this milestone, a timeline was created. This timeline goes into the lives of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, the previous and current monarch of England and looks at how the creation of the Commonwealth affected their reigns. When King George VI took the throne in 1936 after the abdication crisis with his brother, his Empire overcame Nazi Germany, but it came at a cost. When the war was over, England started the process of dismantling their Empire and converting into a Commonwealth. He was the last English monarch to use the title Emperor of India, but the first to use the title Head of The Commonwealth. Queen Elizabeth II was the first monarch to inherit the title Head of the Commonwealth<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.</ins></div></td></tr>
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</table>Dmpayettehttps://londonhuawiki.wpi.edu/index.php?title=The_Identity_of_The_United_Kingdom_under_the_Ruling_of_King_George_VI_and_Queen_Elizabeth_II&diff=18647&oldid=prevDmpayette: /* Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth */2017-06-21T21:11:12Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the entrance of Mozambique in 1995 and Rwanda in 2009, it broke a tradition that had held true for all member nations in the Commonwealth. Mozambique and Rwanda had no previous ties to England and they were not part of the British Empire when it existed.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 59.</ref> Queen Elizabeth II permitted the entrance of Mozambique and Rwanda even though other member nations didn't like it. The entrance of countries without historical ties to Britain would dilute and weaken the bonds between nations in the Commonwealth because every nation in the Commonwealth was either part of the British Empire or had very close ties to England.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 59.</ref> Even though all other member nations didn't like the entrance of Mozambique and Rwanda, the Queen allowed them in. <br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the entrance of Mozambique in 1995 and Rwanda in 2009, it broke a tradition that had held true for all member nations in the Commonwealth. Mozambique and Rwanda had no previous ties to England and they were not part of the British Empire when it existed.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 59.</ref> Queen Elizabeth II permitted the entrance of Mozambique and Rwanda even though other member nations didn't like it. The entrance of countries without historical ties to Britain would dilute and weaken the bonds between nations in the Commonwealth because every nation in the Commonwealth was either part of the British Empire or had very close ties to England.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 59.</ref> Even though all other member nations didn't like the entrance of Mozambique and Rwanda, the Queen allowed them in. <br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Even though the Queen was no longer Head of the Empire, her new title was Head of the Commonwealth, which came with the responsibilities of maintaining the integrity of the Commonwealth. Many countries who had previously joined the Commonwealth before the official introduction of the Commonwealth held a good amount of power before the World War II.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 58.</ref> After the war, their power began to diminish as the monarch took increasing power over the Commonwealth as more countries applied to be in the Commonwealth. It should be noted, however, that the Commonwealth is not a political alliance like North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nor like the European Union (EU), but more of a collection of nations. It's a proud group of nations to be a part of, but they don't share critical information to other countries at their meetings like a NATO summits.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 60.</ref><br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Even though the Queen was no longer Head of the Empire, her new title was Head of the Commonwealth, which came with the responsibilities of maintaining the integrity of the Commonwealth. Many countries who had previously joined the Commonwealth before the official introduction of the Commonwealth held a good amount of power before the World War II.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 58.</ref> After the war, their power began to diminish as the monarch took increasing power over the Commonwealth as more countries applied to be in the Commonwealth. It should be noted, however, that the Commonwealth is not a political alliance like North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nor like the European Union (EU), but more of a collection of nations. It's a proud group of nations to be a part of, but they don't share critical information to other countries at their meetings like a NATO summits.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 60.</ref><br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Queen attends meetings called the Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings where all the heads of state from each member country <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">attends </del>meetings to discuss the Commonwealth.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 60.</ref> Since England is the main country in the Commonwealth, the Queen has the most power when it comes to these meetings. This was set up by her father, King George VI, when creating the Commonwealth. She <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">does not take sides with anyone </del>if an argument breaks out, but will rather try to fix the argument with common ground and political neutrality.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 61.</ref><br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Queen attends meetings called the Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings where all the heads of state from each member country <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">attend </ins>meetings to discuss the Commonwealth.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 60.</ref> Since England is the main country in the Commonwealth, the Queen has the most power when it comes to these meetings. This was set up by her father, King George VI, when creating <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the rules for </ins>the Commonwealth. She <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">doesn't support one side </ins>if an argument breaks out, but will rather try to fix the argument with common ground and political neutrality.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 61.</ref><br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When England entered negotiations with the EU about terms of entrance, the notion of them joining the EU was an uncomfortable feeling felt by other members of the Commonwealth. They were concerned over their trading goods with England and thought that their entrance into the EU would slow down trade with their longtime trading partners.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 62.</ref> It wasn't expected however, that the Commonwealth would break up if and when England joined the EU, which they eventually did at the beginning of 1973.<ref>A. (2017, May 10). Countries. Retrieved June 16, 2017, from http://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/countries_en#tab-0-1</ref><br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When England entered negotiations with the EU about terms of entrance, the notion of them joining the EU was an uncomfortable feeling felt by other members of the Commonwealth. They were concerned over their trading goods with England and thought that their entrance into the EU would slow down trade with their longtime trading partners.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 62.</ref> It wasn't expected however, that the Commonwealth would break up if and when England joined the EU, which they eventually did at the beginning of 1973.<ref>A. (2017, May 10). Countries. Retrieved June 16, 2017, from http://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/countries_en#tab-0-1</ref><br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, trade issues would eventually arise between England, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia when a wave of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">republicanism over swept each country </del>during the middle of Queen Elizabeth's reign.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 62.</ref> Canada and Australia were aligning themselves to be more like the United States than England, and that hurt the trading between the different countries.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 63.</ref> New Zealand wasn't enabled to do what Canada and Australia did because they weren't strong or a big enough country to make a powerful move and change away from England. It was a tricky situation for the country, but in the end they decided to remain loyal to England and the Commonweath.<br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, trade issues would eventually arise between England, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia when a wave of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">conservative ideals and thoughts spread through many countries in the Commonwealth </ins>during the middle of Queen Elizabeth's reign.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 62.</ref> Canada and Australia were aligning themselves to be more like the United States than England, and that hurt the trading between the different countries.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 63.</ref> New Zealand wasn't enabled to do what Canada and Australia did because they weren't strong or a big enough country to make a powerful move and change away from England. It was a tricky situation for the country, but in the end they decided to remain loyal to England and the Commonweath.<br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Commonwealth would be tested greatly in 1987 with the issue over South Africa and Nelson Mandela.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane,</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Commonwealth would be tested greatly in 1987 with the issue over South Africa and Nelson Mandela.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane,</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>  page 64.</ref>Many riots were taking place all over South Africa between the different races that had settled there. The whites believed they were superior over the black residents and felt that no blacks should be allowed to hold public office. Margaret Thatcher, the sitting Prime Minister at the time and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">hardline </del>conservative, sided with the white population while holding a white's only election.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 65.</ref> However, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Margaret </del>Thatcher was misinterpreted by many media outlets <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">with what </del>she <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">was saying about </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">situation in </del>South Africa. She wanted the release of Nelson Mandela from prison and fair elections set up in the unstable country. Thatcher would eventually recant her previous statement and replace it with what she actually meant to say regarding the unstable situation in South Africa.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 65.</ref> Many Commonwealth nations were relieved that Thatcher said what she actually meant to say in another statement.<br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>  page 64.</ref>Many riots were taking place all over South Africa between the different races that had settled there. The whites believed they were superior over the black residents and felt that no blacks should be allowed to hold public office. Margaret Thatcher, the sitting Prime Minister at the time and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">outspoken </ins>conservative, sided with the white population while holding a white's only election.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 65.</ref> However, Thatcher<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'s original statement </ins>was misinterpreted by many media outlets <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">when they twisted her words. To many Commonwealth nations, </ins>she <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">seemed like the enemy when it came to </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">issue of </ins>South Africa. She wanted the release of Nelson Mandela from prison and fair elections set up in the unstable country. Thatcher would eventually recant her previous statement and replace it with what she actually meant to say regarding the unstable situation in South Africa.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 65.</ref> Many Commonwealth nations were relieved that Thatcher said what she actually meant to say in another statement.<br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, Queen Elizabeth II was left in doubt over whether Thatcher could continue the job as Prime Minister without scrutiny from other heads of state within the Commonwealth if she made another bad comment about a struggling country within the Commonwealth The Queen would continue her distrust for Thatcher privately until she was replaced by Sir John Major as Prime Minister in 1990.<ref>Past Prime Ministers. (n.d.). Retrieved June 16, 2017, from https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers</ref><br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, Queen Elizabeth II was left in doubt over whether Thatcher could continue the job as Prime Minister without scrutiny from other heads of state within the Commonwealth if she made another bad comment about a struggling country within the Commonwealth The Queen would continue her distrust for Thatcher privately until she was replaced by Sir John Major as Prime Minister in 1990.<ref>Past Prime Ministers. (n.d.). Retrieved June 16, 2017, from https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers</ref><br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Overall, the Commonwealth has stayed whole during Queen Elizabeth's reign. It has not fallen apart, but rather grown and adapted to today's nature. The Queen has done a marvelous job at keeping the Commonwealth whole. She hasn't had the ability to look back at predecessors to see what their actions were in a time of need because she was the first to inherit the title Head of the Commonwealth.<br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Overall, the Commonwealth has stayed whole during Queen Elizabeth's reign. It has not fallen apart, but rather grown and adapted to today's nature. The Queen has done a marvelous job at keeping the Commonwealth whole. She hasn't had the ability to look back at predecessors to see what their actions were in a time of need because she was the first to inherit the title Head of the Commonwealth.<br></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey on June 2nd, 1953, over a year after the death of her father, the late King George VI.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 22, picture 7.</ref> He reign would end up lasting a lot longer than most people would expect, going all the way from her <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">cornination </del>in 1953 until the present day.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 91.</ref><br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey on June 2nd, 1953, over a year after the death of her father, the late King George VI.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 22, picture 7.</ref> He reign would end up lasting a lot longer than most people would expect, going all the way from her <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">coronation </ins>in 1953 until the present day.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 91.</ref><br></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the entrance of Mozambique in 1995 and Rwanda in 2009, it broke a tradition that had held true for all member nations in the Commonwealth. Mozambique and Rwanda had no previous ties to England and they were not part of the British Empire when it existed.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 59.</ref> Queen Elizabeth II permitted the entrance of Mozambique and Rwanda even though other member nations didn't like it. The entrance of countries without historical ties to Britain would dilute and weaken the bonds between nations in the Commonwealth <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">since all others </del>had <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">shared historical </del>ties to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Britain</del>.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 59.</ref><br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the entrance of Mozambique in 1995 and Rwanda in 2009, it broke a tradition that had held true for all member nations in the Commonwealth. Mozambique and Rwanda had no previous ties to England and they were not part of the British Empire when it existed.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 59.</ref> Queen Elizabeth II permitted the entrance of Mozambique and Rwanda even though other member nations didn't like it. The entrance of countries without historical ties to Britain would dilute and weaken the bonds between nations in the Commonwealth <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">because every nation in the Commonwealth was either part of the British Empire or </ins>had <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">very close </ins>ties to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">England</ins>.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 59.</ref> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Even though all other member nations didn't like the entrance of Mozambique and Rwanda, the Queen allowed them in. </ins><br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Even though the Queen was no longer Head of the Empire, her new title was Head of the Commonwealth, which came with the responsibilities of maintaining the integrity of the Commonwealth. Many countries who had previously joined the Commonwealth before the official introduction of the Commonwealth held a good amount of power before the World War II.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 58.</ref> After the war, their power began to diminish as the monarch took increasing power over the Commonwealth as more countries applied to be in the Commonwealth. It should be noted, however, that the Commonwealth is not a political alliance like North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nor like the European Union (EU), but more of a collection of nations. It's a proud group of nations to be a part of, but they don't share critical information to other countries at their meetings like a NATO summits.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 60.</ref><br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Even though the Queen was no longer Head of the Empire, her new title was Head of the Commonwealth, which came with the responsibilities of maintaining the integrity of the Commonwealth. Many countries who had previously joined the Commonwealth before the official introduction of the Commonwealth held a good amount of power before the World War II.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 58.</ref> After the war, their power began to diminish as the monarch took increasing power over the Commonwealth as more countries applied to be in the Commonwealth. It should be noted, however, that the Commonwealth is not a political alliance like North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nor like the European Union (EU), but more of a collection of nations. It's a proud group of nations to be a part of, but they don't share critical information to other countries at their meetings like a NATO summits.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 60.</ref><br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Queen attends meetings called the Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings where all the heads of state from each member country attends meetings to discuss the Commonwealth.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 60.</ref> Since England is the main country in the Commonwealth, the Queen has the most power when it comes to these meetings. This was set up by her father, King George VI, when creating the Commonwealth. She does not take sides with anyone if an argument breaks out, but will rather try to fix the argument with common ground and political neutrality.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 61.</ref><br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Queen attends meetings called the Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings where all the heads of state from each member country attends meetings to discuss the Commonwealth.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 60.</ref> Since England is the main country in the Commonwealth, the Queen has the most power when it comes to these meetings. This was set up by her father, King George VI, when creating the Commonwealth. She does not take sides with anyone if an argument breaks out, but will rather try to fix the argument with common ground and political neutrality.<ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 61.</ref><br></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, the sisters lived with their parents in Buckingham Palace, riding out the Luftwaffe in 1940 in central London with everyone else. King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth, wanted to stay in central London to keep public morale high during the troubling times. Towards the end of the war, Elizabeth joined Auxiliary Territorial Service, which was the women's division of the British Army. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 17.</ref>She would stay in England however since her parents wouldn't allow her to travel into mainland Europe. <br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, the sisters lived with their parents in Buckingham Palace, riding out the Luftwaffe in 1940 in central London with everyone else. King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth, wanted to stay in central London to keep public morale high during the troubling times. Towards the end of the war, Elizabeth joined Auxiliary Territorial Service, which was the women's division of the British Army. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 17.</ref>She would stay in England however since her parents wouldn't allow her to travel into mainland Europe. <br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While the whole of Europe was celebrating victory over Germany, Elizabeth and her family were planning her wedding. Elizabeth had fallen in love with Prince Philip of Greece. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 14.</ref> He had taken her and Margaret under his protection when he guided them through Royal Navy Academy in Dartmouth. He was a long distant cousin with their only common relative being the late Queen Victoria. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 14.</ref>He ended up proposing to her during the war, but was later told that the ceremony would have to wait until after the war was over. The Royal Family had planned a trip to South Africa during 1947, and Elizabeth and Philip needed the blessings from King George VI before the wedding could be announced to the public. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, pages 14-15, 17.</ref><br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While the whole of Europe was celebrating victory over Germany, Elizabeth and her family were planning her wedding. Elizabeth had fallen in love with Prince Philip of Greece. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 14.</ref> He had taken her and Margaret under his protection when he guided them through Royal Navy Academy in Dartmouth. He was a long distant cousin with their only common relative being the late Queen Victoria. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 14.</ref>He ended up proposing to her during the war, but was later told that the ceremony would have to wait until after the war was over. The Royal Family had planned a trip to South Africa during 1947, and Elizabeth and Philip needed the blessings from King George VI before the wedding could be announced to the public. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, pages 14-15, 17.</ref><br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Elizabeth and Philip, along with Margaret, began shouldering some of the responsibilities that were reserved for the King when his health started to decline in the later 1940s. Eventually, King George VI was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1951 and had to cancel state trips that were planned across the Commonwealth. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 19.</ref> Being next in line for the throne, Elizabeth and Philip insisted the trip be rescheduled so they could go on it. The trip was eventually rescheduled for the beginning of 1952. The first country that they had planned to visit was Kenya, but they had to cut their trip much shorter than planned. Only a few days into their trip, King George VI died in his sleep. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 19.</ref> It was a solemn plane ride home from Kenya. Elizabeth was now Queen Elizabeth II, and she was greeted by Lord Woolton, Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, and Winston Churchill when she and Philip returned from Kenya. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 22, picture 5.</ref><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Her </del>reign as Queen of England and Head of the Commonwealth is a reign that no one expected. <br>  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Elizabeth and Philip, along with Margaret, began shouldering some of the responsibilities that were reserved for the King when his health started to decline in the later 1940s. Eventually, King George VI was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1951 and had to cancel state trips that were planned across the Commonwealth. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 19.</ref> Being next in line for the throne, Elizabeth and Philip insisted the trip be rescheduled so they could go on it. The trip was eventually rescheduled for the beginning of 1952. The first country that they had planned to visit was Kenya, but they had to cut their trip much shorter than planned. Only a few days into their trip, King George VI died in his sleep. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 19.</ref> It was a solemn plane ride home from Kenya. Elizabeth was now Queen Elizabeth II, and she was greeted by Lord Woolton, Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, and Winston Churchill when she and Philip returned from Kenya. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 22, picture 5.</ref><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The length of her </ins>reign as Queen of England and Head of the Commonwealth is a reign that no one expected. <br>  </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|caption = Queen Elizabeth II and Family at 90th Birthday<ref>Barber, Glen, "Queen Elizabeth II and her family marked her official 90th birthday [PHOTOS]", Denver Post (2016, June 12). Retrieved June 19, 2017, from http://www.denverpost.com/2016/06/11/queen-elizabeth-ii-and-her-family-marked-her-official-90th-birthday-photos/</ref></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|caption = Queen Elizabeth II and Family at 90th Birthday<ref>Barber, Glen, "Queen Elizabeth II and her family marked her official 90th birthday [PHOTOS]", Denver Post (2016, June 12). Retrieved June 19, 2017, from http://www.denverpost.com/2016/06/11/queen-elizabeth-ii-and-her-family-marked-her-official-90th-birthday-photos/</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning monarch in English history and around the world. She took the throne after her father, King George VI, passed away in 1952 after a long battle with illnesses. She was the first monarch to inherit the title Head of The Commonwealth from her father. Her reign as Queen of England and Head of the Commonwealth has been very fortunate for <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the whole </del>of England.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning monarch in English history and around the world. She took the throne after her father, King George VI, passed away in 1952 after a long battle with illnesses. She was the first monarch to inherit the title Head of The Commonwealth from her father. Her reign as Queen of England and Head of the Commonwealth has been very fortunate for <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">all </ins>of England.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Queen Elizabeth was born in 1926 as the first of two daughters by King George VI. Her sister, Margaret Rose,was born in 1930, but the spotlight was Elizabeth. The family wasn't involved in many royal duties since George was the younger of two brothers, but that all changed when his older brother, Edward VII, abdicated the throne in 1936. That put Elizabeth second in line for the throne, and that is when she realized that life was about to change for all of them. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 11.</ref><br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Queen Elizabeth was born in 1926 as the first of two daughters by King George VI. Her sister, Margaret Rose,was born in 1930, but the spotlight was <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">on </ins>Elizabeth. The family wasn't involved in many royal duties since George was the younger of two brothers, but that all changed when his older brother, Edward VII, abdicated the throne in 1936. That put Elizabeth second in line for the throne, and that is when she realized that life was about to change for all of them. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 11.</ref><br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was at her father's coronation that she realized just how important she had become. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 11.</ref>Elizabeth and her sister were now firmly in the spotlight with their father being the King of England. <br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was at her father's coronation that she realized just how important she had become. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, page 11.</ref>Elizabeth and her sister were now firmly in the spotlight with their father being the King of England. <br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When it came to education, she and her sister were taught privately by a two tutors, one a French resident by the name of Vicomtesse de Bellaigue who taught the girls French. The other was Sir Henry Marten, the Vice Provost of Eton College. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, pages 11-12.</ref>Together, these two would help the sisters with their education while staying away from the public view. This was decided upon by their mother, who thought it would be better for her daughters to be taught in private rather than be faced with going to public schooling. <br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When it came to education, she and her sister were taught privately by a two tutors, one a French resident by the name of Vicomtesse de Bellaigue who taught the girls French. The other was Sir Henry Marten, the Vice Provost of Eton College. <ref>Hurd, D. (2015). Elizabeth II: the steadfast. London: Allen Lane, pages 11-12.</ref>Together, these two would help the sisters with their education while staying away from the public view. This was decided upon by their mother, who thought it would be better for her daughters to be taught in private rather than be faced with going to public schooling. <br></div></td></tr>
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