Elizabeth Stuart (daughter of Charles I) Elizabeth Stuart (daughter of Charles I) Elizabeth Stuart (28 December 1635 – 8 September 1650) was the second daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France. From age six until her death at age 14, Elizabeth was a prisoner of the English Parliament during the English Civil War. Her emotional written account of her final meeting with her father on the eve of his execution and his final words to his children have been published in numerous histories about the Civil War and Charles I. Elizabeth was born on 28 December
RMS Queen Elizabeth speeds of over 32 knots. After her trials "Queen Elizabeth" finally entered passenger service, allowing Cunard White Star to launch the long planned two-ship weekly service to New York. Despite specifications similar to those of "Queen Mary", "Queen Elizabeth" never held the Blue Riband, for Cunard White Star chairman Sir Percy Bates asked that the two ships not to try to compete against each other. The ship ran aground on a sandbank off Southampton on 14 April 1947 and was re-floated the following day. In 1955, during an annual overhaul at Southampton, England, "Queen Elizabeth" was fitted with underwater fin