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Proclamation of accession of Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary as Queen Elizabeth II, in London England
Following the death of King George VI the night before, ceremonies are held in London proclaiming the accession of Princess Elizabeth to the throne as Queen Elizabeth II. People gather in a large number on a street in London. A royal carriage passes on the street. Cavalry moves along with the carriage. Buildings along the sides of the street. People standing behind roped off area. Officials come outside the at the Royal Exchange in London and stand on the steps of the building. One of the officials speaks on behalf of the Lords Spiritual, the Lords Temporal, the Lord Mayor of the City of London, the Aldermen of the City of London and representatives of Commonwealth nations. He reads the formal Proclamation of Accession announcing Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary as Queen Elizabeth II. He then declares "God Save The Queen." People applaud after the announcement and the band plays God Save the Queen.
British Soldiers of Honorable Artillery Company board railroad train and leave London during World War I.
British troops of the Honorable Artillery Company Regiment leave London by railway train, bound for France to reinforce those already there. The railroad train station platform is filled with new recruits and reinforcement troops as they march toward the train. Soldiers on platform wave to those in the train. (World War 1; WWI; WW1)
New Bishop of London enthroned at St Paul's Cathedral in London, England.
New Bishop of London, Dr. Henry Colville Montgomery Campbell knocks at the door and enters St Paul's Cathedral in London, England. Bishop bows. Bishop Montgomery Campbell, a religious hero during the London Blitz period, is enthroned as head of the Episcopal Church in solemn ceremonies. Large crowd seated in pews of St Paul's Cathedral (St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom).
British firemen work to control fire in buildings in London, England following German Luftwaffe Blitz attack (WW2)
War damage in London, England during blitz or blitzkrieg over London in World War II. People walking on the street. Parts of the city of London are on fire. Flames engulf buildings. Firemen at work extinguishing the blazes. Narrow streets filled with debris. The dome of Saint Paul's Cathedral is dimly visible through smoke and glare in the sky. Smoldering ruins and debris on the streets. A postman rummages through the debris for a letterbox. The destroyed church of Saint Lawrence Jewry (Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AA, United Kingdom) next to the Guildhall.
Extract from British Feature film portraying events of World War I on the Western Front in 1916
Scene from British postwar film, circa 1927, shot on the Salisbury Plain, in England. It reconstructs World War 1 events from 1916 on the Western Front. Two "German soldiers" are shown in a machine gun nest. One is shot and slumps down. The other continues to fire as a British Mk V Supply Tank ( fitted with dummy guns to simulate a fighting tank) approaches their position. The tank rolls over their position, crushing it.
Battle of Britain. British fighters challenge German bombers. German blitz destroys much of London.
The battle of Britain. German aircraft bomb British ships near Dover, England. Explosions on ships. British Spitfire fighter airplane seen in flight. Gun camera views of British fighter aircraft shooting down German bombers. Tower of London and surroundings on Thames River. British antiaircraft guns firing. Huge swath of London ablaze from German bombing. Destroyed buildings and rubble from bombing in London. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit with citizens in the bombed areas. Winston Churchill (smoking cigar) tours bombed area of London. Smoking ruins and destruction in London. Remaining shell of the destroyed Coventry Cathedral. (World War II period).
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