The Queen: End Of An Era
By JOHN J. METLZER The Queen has died; the page of history has turned. The passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest serving monarch, has shocked and saddened much of the world despite the sovereign’s declining health and her 96 years of age. Just months after having joyfully celebrated her platinum Jubilee commemorating 70 years on the British throne, she has passed.The daughter of King George VI, Britain’s wartime King, Princess Elizabeth assumed the throne in 1952 after the untimely passing of her father. Though coming of age during World War II, she possessed what the British called the indomitable “Blitz Spirit.” The young Queen in a sense bridged two historical and social periods: the War and postwar austerity period…Continue Reading