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George V and his wife with their eldest son, Edward VIII, who would later become King before abdicating George was crowned King on June 22, 1911, following the death of his father in 1910.
Shortly before he died, King George V wrote to Stanley Baldwin, the prime minister, in despair about his eldest son, Edward, Prince of Wales. 'After I am dead, the boy will ruin himself within 12 ...
In reality King George V’s decision against giving a lifeline to the Romanovs was made over several weeks in 1917. His initial resolve to rescue his Nicholas II was ultimately undermined by his ...
George V wasn’t your typical royal showboat. Unlike his flashy father, Edward VII, who lived for glitz, gossip, fashion trends, mistresses and scandal, George was the introverted, no-nonsense ...
King George V of England and Queen Mary in state coach on their arrival at Westminster Abbey during the coronation on June 22, 1911. This image has been altered in accordance with the standards of ...
King George V was the first monarch of the House of Windsor, the Royal Family as we know it today. Reigning from 1910 to 1936, he ruled over what was at that point the bloodiest war in history ...
The death of King George V, grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II, was hastened by his doctor, who administered injections of morphine and cocaine in an act of euthanasia. King George V died on Jan ...
George V has been and still is the most respected of arbiters. The Frenchmen who saw him preside at the London Conference were struck by his simple dignity and his authority.
The Queen’s grandfather, King George V, died on January 20, 1936, when he was 70 years old, having fallen ill at Sandringham House, Norfolk.His health had been in decline for some time due to ...
The statue of King George V at Kings Domain, Melbourne, which was damaged in June 2024, on the eve of the King’s Birthday public holiday. (Photo by Michael Currie / SOPA Images / LightRocket via ...