1926-1936: the nursery years 1936-1946: abdication and war 1946-1956: motherhood and the crown 1956-66: politics and stamps 1966-76: Aberfan and public scrutiny 1976-86: the Thatcher years 1986-1996: decade of her annus horribilis 1996-2006: mourning and jubilee 2006-2016: making history