How the World Changed during Queen Elizabeth’s Reign

In honor of Queen Elizabeth, I thought this post highlighting her legacy would be an excellent read for everyone mourning the loss of our Queen.

HOW THE WORLD CHANGED DURING QUEEN ELIZABETH II’S REIGN

DECOLONIZATION SWEEPS THE GLOBE

So vast was the British Empire at its height in the 19th century that it was famously said that the “sun never set on the British Empire.”

TELEVISION

TAKES OVER

Around the world, television captured the hearts and minds of people looking for entertainment and news alike.

THE DECLINE OF COUNTRY HOUSES

For centuries, the landed nobility in the United Kingdom held vast country estates.

These estates served as either primary residences or weekend and holiday escapes, but in the changing fortunes of the aristocracy in the postwar era, many of these homes fell into disrepair or destruction.

NUCLEAR POWER SWITCHES ON

While it became famous for the devastating bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear power also made the switch in the 1950s into a source of electricity.

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