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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.
Aug 1, 2024 · Learn about George VI, the king of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952, who overcame a stammer and led his country during World War II. Find out about his family, his abdicated brother, his coronation, and his legacy.
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Apr 3, 2014 · Who Was King George VI? George VI was crowned the king of the United Kingdom in 1937 and was an important symbolic leader for the British people during World War II.
Feb 23, 2020 · Sixty-eight years ago this month, King George VI died and left behind a legacy as a ruler who upheld the crown through scandal and war — despite never wanting to ascend to the throne.
Learn about the life and reign of King George VI, who ascended the throne after his brother's abdication and led Britain through the Second World War. Find out about his achievements, awards, visits, family and death.
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 ...
Learn about the life, marriage, coronation and burial of George VI, the second son of King George V and Queen Mary. Find out about the regalia, the sword, the coronation service and the commemoration at the Abbey.
