Duke of Edinburgh

queen Elizabeth born? Mayfair, London, United Kingdom. How old is she? Right now she is 90. When is her birthday? April 21, 1926. How tall is she? 5’4”. Who is her spouse? Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. How many kids does the queen have? Four, Charles, prince of Wales. Anne, princess Royal. Prince Andrew, duke of York. Prince Edward,earl of Wessex. How many grandchildren does the queen have? 8, William, Harry, Peter, James, Eugene,Zara,Beatrice,and Louise. How many great grandchildren does…

What is Trooping the Colour? “Trooping the Colour” ceremonies have been a tradition of the British forces from as early as the seventeenth century. This tradition, because of colonization and occupation, has been passed to several countries within the Commonwealth realm and those who have an historical relationship with Britain. These countries have either adopted the ceremony as it is in the UK or tweaked it to fit their national celebration needs. From the mid-eighteenth century to date, the…

The Flag- The flag flying above the palace is changed by the flag sergeant depending on if the Queen is home or not. When the Queen is out the Union flag is flying. When the Queen is home the Royal Standard flies. The flag is changed by the Queen’s Flag Sergeant. This tradition did not start until 1997 when Diana, Princess of Wales, Died. People were outraged that a flag did not fly at half mast because a flag never was flown when the sovereign was not in the Palace. The Queen, seeing the…

that he asked Smith if he could tutor his step son, the young duke of Buccleuch. He was given a wealthy lifetime pension by the duke of Buccleuch and then went back to Kirkcaldy to work on what would soon be The Wealth of Nations. As said in the Market Man, “Smith’s books don’t just belong to the history of ideas; they helped establish the ides of history and economics” (Market Man). Smith was appointed commissioner of Customs at Edinburgh in 1777, and spent his time being social and reading…

The title of the book refers to the Old Tolbooth Prison in Edinburgh, Scotland (pulled down in 1815), at the time in the heart of the Scottish country of Midlothian. The historical backdrop was the event known as the Porteous Riots. In 1736, a riot broke out in Edinburgh over the execution of two smugglers. The Captain of the City Guards, Captain John Porteous ordered the soldiers to fire into the crowd killing several…

school he studied Latin, mathematics, history and writing and later on attended the University of Glasgow at age 14 and in 1740 went to Oxford, England to attend Balliol College. In 1748, he began to give a series of lectures at the University of Edinburgh. In 1750, it was through these lectures that Smith met David Hume, another Scottish…

Sir Robert Peel founded the first UK Police Force in 1823 based on the principle that ‘the Police are the public and public are the Police’. In doing so, he described the role of British Policing in preventing crime and upholding the rule of law with fairness, impartiality and integrity as fundamental foundations to a democratic society. I am intrigued as to how whilst Peel’s simple principles of policing still apply today, the ‘styles’ of policing and tools that are used during investigations…

A-level, helping me to analyse trends and deduce patterns from graphs. I believe that both of these skills will help me to succeed at university as I will be able to analyse data when doing independent research. Whilst undertaking my silver Duke of Edinburgh award, I gained teamwork skills by working with others to plan and organise our expedition while meeting deadlines throughout the planning process. I often took the leading role of guiding my group to the intended destination, allowing me to…

David Starkey’s lecture on the 1215 Magna Carta started my interest for law. The Laws of the Magna Carta very much affected the people of 1215 whether that be the barons or the monarch himself, and the same can be said in today’s society, that the law affects everyone. Henceforth, my chosen area of which I would like to study is law. In a world of change, I believe that is important for laws to be changed and for new laws to be introduced so that they reflect the concerns and ideas of the…

for forgery under the Act of Forgery and Counterfeiting of 1981. Also these two attackers gain access to the British Telecom Prestel account and got access to all of the Identification numbers of Customers. However, messages were left in the Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Phillip) private mailbox. They weren’t intentionally attempting to gain anything. They were both charged with this offence but in interest today, because of the obvious wrongness for distributing sufficiently with the attacker.…