The end of the second Elizabethan age has come with the death of the 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth II. Her son, Charles, will become the new monarch. He will be called Charles III, the first Charles since Charles II, who was the son of Charles I, the King executed by Oliver Cromwell’s Levelers. Charles II was the restored monarchy after the death of Cromwell. Will Charles be the symbolic rebirth of the first or the second eponym predecessor?
NEWSWATCH BLURB:
Queen Elizabeth II Dead at 96 after 70 Years on the Throne – www.cbn.com
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Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96.
The palace announced she died at Balmoral Castle, her summer residence in Scotland, where members of the royal family had rushed to her side after her health took a turn for the worse.
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Prince Charles Becomes King At Age 73 Following Queen Elizabeth’s Death – www.huffpost.com
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Prince Charles is king at last.
The British heir apparent, who is 73, ascended to the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” the palace said Thursday. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”
