# Elizabeth II becomes queen (1952)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1952-elizabeth-ii-becomes-queen
Categories: ruler-change, main-event

Elizabeth succeeded George VI while on a Commonwealth tour in Kenya. Within the broader Postwar & Modern Uk period, decolonization, welfare institutions, migration, European integration and withdrawal, devolution and social change reshaped the modern United Kingdom. This event is placed at 6 February 1952 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. Her seventy-year reign spanned decolonization, social transformation and repeated constitutional change.

## Why it matters
Her seventy-year reign spanned decolonization, social transformation and repeated constitutional change.

Ruler at the time: [Elizabeth II](https://english-history.com/rulers/elizabeth-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Elizabeth II becomes queen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Elizabeth+II+becomes+queen&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Elizabeth II becomes queen](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Elizabeth+II+becomes+queen)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — Postwar collection](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-time-period/postwar/)