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Jun 11, 2024 · As war is declared, the King directly addresses his people both at home and overseas. He describes the coming fight as one for justice and peace against bondage and fear, and calls for all...
5 days ago · At 9.00pm on 8 May 1945, King George VI made a radio broadcast to his people. Together we shall all face the future with stern resolve and prove that our reserves of will-power and vitality are inexhaustible. Today we give thanks to Almighty God for a great deliverance.
Jun 5, 2024 · 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.
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Jun 12, 2024 · The speech mentioned the King's 25th anniversary of his accession to the throne and his place as a personal link between his peoples, as well as the marriage of his son, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and the death of his sister, Princess Victoria.
Jun 22, 2024 · Neville Chamberlain. Arthur Neville Chamberlain FRS ( / ˈtʃeɪmbərlɪn /; 18 March 1869 – 9 November 1940) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940 and Leader of the Conservative Party from May 1937 to October 1940. He is best known for his foreign policy of appeasement, and in ...
3 days ago · See list. Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma [n 1] (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. He was born in the United Kingdom to the prominent Battenberg family.
Jun 21, 2024 · The first time a ruling British monarch ever came to the United States, he made a stop in Queens to visit the 1939 World's Fair!
