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Death of the King, Victoria to take the throne...
Death of the King, Victoria to take the throne...
Item # 693486
August 02, 1837
VERMONT CHRONICLE, Windsor, Aug. 2, 1837
* William IV of the United Kingdom
Page 3 has a report noting: "The absorbing topics in the London papers were the death of William IV and the accession of the Princess Victoria to the throne of England. The King died on the 20th of June, dated 72. Victoria, the young Queen, was 18 years of age May 18..." with much of the reporting concerning the death of the King. The report takes over a full column.
Victoria would be formally coronated on June 28, 1838.
Four pages, rejoined at the spine, foxing to upper folds, good condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War