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The Duke of Kent married Katharine Worsley in York Minster on 8 June 1961.

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Sophia of Hanover, granddaughter of James I, wife of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover, and mother of George I, died in Hanover on 8 June 1714 at the age of 83. She was named as the Protestant successor to Queen Anne under the terms of the Act of Settlement of 1701 but predeceased her.

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Elizabeth Woodville, consort of Edward IV, died in Surrey on 8 June 1492. Her marriage to Edward precipitated the split between the king and the Earl of Warwick (the Kingmaker). Elizabeth was unpopular for the lavish gifts, titles, and marriages bestowed on her relations.

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Edward the Black Prince, heir to Edward III, died in London on 8 June 1376, leaving a young son who became Richard II a year later on the death of Edward's father, Edward III. This was the first time since the Conquest that a king was succeeded by his grandson.

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Harthacnut, King of England and Denmark, died on 8 June 1042. He was succeeded in England by his adopted heir, Edward the Confessor, and in Denmark by Magnus, King of Norway.

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Anne of Bohemia, first wife of Richard II, died in London on 7 June 1394. Their marriage was a true love match, and most of Richard's cruel and erratic behavior occurred after her death.

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Robert I 'the Bruce' of Scotland died in Dunbartonshire on 7 June 1329. He earned a place in Scottish history for his legendary victory over the English at Bannockburn in 1314. His body is buried in Dunfermline Abbey, while his heart was interred in Melrose Abbey.

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George Bryan "Beau" Brummell, style icon and friend of the Prince of Wales (the future George IV), was born in London on 7 June 1778. He was an iconic figure in Regency England and is credited with introducing, and establishing as fashion, the modern men's suit, worn with a tie.

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The meeting between Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France at the Field of the Cloth of Gold began on 7 June 1520.

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Caroline of Brunswick, George IV's estranged queen, triumphantly entered London on 6 June 1820, demanding her recognition as queen while George was trying desperately to divorce her. A year later she was locked out of Westminster Abbey during George's coronation; she died three weeks later.

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Mary de Bohun, heiress and first wife of the future Henry IV, died in Northamptonshire on 4 June 1394. She died before her husband became king, so she was never queen, but her eldest son followed his father on the throne as Henry V.

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Isabella of Angoulême, consort of King John, died in Fontevraud Abbey, France, on 4 June 1246. Before her marriage to John, she had been betrothed to Hugh IX of Lusignan; after John's death, she married Hugh's son, Hugh X, who had been betrothed to her daughter Joan.

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George III, king from 1760 to 1820, was born on 4 June 1738, eldest son of Frederick Prince of Wales. In 1760, aged only 22, George succeeded his grandfather, George II. His 60-year reign is the longest of any British king, exceeded only by those of his descendants Victoria and Elizabeth II.

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Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of Henry IV and consort of Eric, King of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, was born in Peterborough Castle on 4 June 1394.

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Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, favourite of Elizabeth I, married Amy Robsart on 4 June 1550. Her death under suspicious circumstances 10 years later led to rumours that Robert killed her so he could marry the queen.

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Henry Frederick Stuart, eldest son of James I of England, was created Prince of Wales on 4 June 1610. He predeceased his father, who was succeeded by his second son, Charles I. Charles's Catholic sympathies and desire to rule without Parliament led to his execution and the 11-year interregnum.

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The Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant took place on the Tideway of the Thames on 3 June 2012, as part of the celebrations of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. With 670 boats, it was the largest ever parade of boats, surpassing the previous record of 327 vessels set in Bremerhaven, Germany, in 2011.

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Anne of Cleves formally surrendered her interest in Richmond Palace, which she had received as part of her divorce settlement, to Edward VI on 3 June 1549.

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George V was born on 3 June 1865. On 3 June 1910, his first birthday as king, he created his wife, Queen Mary, Lady of the Garter. A year after his death his son Edward VIII abdicated to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson; the wedding was on 3 June 1937, 72nd anniversary of George V's birth.

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Catherine of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt and consort of Henry III of Castile, died in Valladolid on 2 June 1418. John had tried unsuccessfully to take the Castilian throne by right of his marriage to Constanza of Castile, so Catherine's marriage to the Castilian heir was a compromise.

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Henry V married Catherine of Valois, daughter of Charles VI of France, on 2 June 1420 in fulfillment of the terms of the Treaty of Troyes.

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The coronation of Elizabeth II took place in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953. It was the first British coronation to be televised.

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Thomas of Brotherton, son of Edward I by his second wife, was born in Yorkshire on 1 June 1300. He was badly treated by Hugh Despenser, favourite of his half-brother Edward II, so he allied himself against Edward when Queen Isabella moved to depose him.

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Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second queen, was crowned on 1 June 1533. She was six months pregnant at the time; her daughter Elizabeth was born in September, and Anne's failure to produce any sons led to her downfall and execution less than three years after her coronation.

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The Duke of Windsor (Edward VIII from January to December 1936, when he abdicated to marry the divorced American Wallis Simpson) died in exile in Paris on 28 May 1972. His body was returned to England for burial at Frogmore.

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George I was born in Hanover on 28 May 1660. He succeeded Queen Anne in 1714 but spent much of his reign in Hanover, and never mastered the English language. He had divorced his wife because of her affair with a courtier, and he arrived in England with a couple of German mistresses.

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Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, declared on 28 May 1533 that the marriage of King Henry VIII of England to Anne Boleyn was valid. Shortly afterwards, the Pope decreed sentences of excommunication against both Henry and Cranmer. This led to Henry splitting the English church from Rome.

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