Word: queen
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Gounod has been commissioned by Queen Victoria to compose a nuptial march for the marriage of Prince Leopold...
...Queen of England will visit France in March. She will travel incognito...
...English trade journal gives the following account of a curious New Year's custom which is annually observed at Queen's College, Oxford: "After a dinner given to people indirectly connected with the college, the senior bursar delivers to each guest a needle furnished with a length of silk, with the injunction, 'Take this and be thrifty, and begin the new year with industry.' Contrary to a common belief, this is not the condition of a tenure, nor does any advantage accrue to the institution by its observance. There is nothing particular about the needles either. To be precise, they...
...baby elephant has been born to the elephant Queen of Barnum's circus, at Bridgeport, Conn...
Marie Roze recently entertained the Queen and family at Windsor place...