| Churchill, who was in office when Elizabeth acceded to the throne in 1952, is thought to be the queen's favorite prime minister. |
| This danger was instrumental in throwing Richard into the arms of Philip Augustus, who three years earlier had acceded to the throne of France. |
| The early years of their marriage appear to have been happy, but friends say the Duke changed when, in 1952, the Queen acceded to the throne. |
| When Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne in 1952 the United Kingdom was monocultural, hierarchical and deferential. |
| The death means the Queen, who acceded to the throne in 1952, becomes the longest-serving monarch in Europe. |
| Predictably, Babur's uncles and cousins attacked his territories soon after he had acceded to the throne. |
