Queen Elizabeth II (TRIH ep 231, part 1)
1952 · Resource
The hosts reflect on recording the episode the day after the death of Queen Elizabeth II and consider the emotional and historical weight of her long reign. They outline her early life (born April 1926), upbringing by grandparents, limited formal schooling, and how the 1936 abdication elevated her in the succession.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 1952
- Cuban Revolutionary War (1953)
- Indian independence and Partition (1947)
- US Civil Rights Movement (1954)
- Korean War (1950)
- Battle of Stalingrad (1942)
- Suez Crisis (1956)
- Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
- Apartheid (1948)
- Chinese Civil War (resumed) (1945)
- Manhattan Project (1942)