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70 years ago . . .
On 6 February 1952, Elizabeth II became the monarch after the death of her father, King George VI. She was the first queen of the UK and Commonwealth since Queen Victoria. She heard the news herself while staying in a treehouse at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya!
210 years ago . . .
On 7 February 1812, the writer Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth. He is famous for many books including Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol.
