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George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952.
George VI, British king from 1936 to 1952 who was a symbol of courage and strength for his people during World War II, partly by battling his stammer. He assumed the throne on December 11, 1936, after his brother Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson of the United States.
George VI became King unexpectedly following the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII, in December 1936. A conscientious and dedicated man, he worked...
Nov 25, 2020 · George VI was the monarch who also saw the beginning of the huge process of decolonisation, fretting over the loss of ‘Emperor of India’ from the royal style and titles, concerned as to the implications of republican status requested by Nehru’s India in 1949, anxious to see the conflicts in territories like Cyprus, Kenya, Malaya, even ...
Jul 3, 2019 · King George VI (born Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George; December 14, 1895–February 6, 1952) was King of the United Kingdom, Head of the British Commonwealth, and the last Emperor of India. He succeeded to the throne after his older brother, Edward VIII, abdicated .
How George VI's sheer ordinariness made him the darling of the nation; Queen Elizabeth mourns her father, George VI. (Photo by Derek Berwin/Fox Photos/Getty Images) It was Philip who told Elizabeth of her father's death, after his private secretary received the unexpected call. Despite her grief, Elizabeth is said to have reacted with a sense of duty, but later spent an hour alone.
Jun 11, 2018 · George VI (1895–1952) King of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1936–52) and Emperor of India (1936–47), son of George V. He became king when his brother, Edward VIII , abdicated. In 1923, he married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
Jun 25, 2021 · George VI became King unexpectedly, after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII, in December 1936, the year of three kings…
Feb 6, 2012 · On Dec. 11, 1936, when Edward abdicated in order to marry, Albert became king, taking the name George VI. George was unprepared for his role and is often described by historians as a reluctant...
Image Credit: Shutterstock.com | Above: A King George VI portrait from an old Bermuda 5 Shillings banknote from 1937 Kings and Queens George, the second son of George V and Mary of Teck, was one of only five British monarchs ever to succeed to the throne in their predecessor’s lifetime.
