What happened on this day in history? We round up the events, births and deaths that happened this week…
Featured anniversary | 6 February
1952: 25-year-old Princess Elizabeth becomes queen
This was following the death of her father, King George VI, who passed away in his sleep at Sandringham. She was in Kenya when she learned of his death.
Why we should remember
Historians consider key anniversaries and why they should be remembered
