King George VI of the United Kingdom
(1895-1952)
King of the United Kingdom (1936-1952)
Died aged 56
Wikidata WikipediaGeorge 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. He was concurrently the last Emperor of India until August 1947, when the British Raj was dissolved. The future George VI was born in the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria; he was named Albert at birth after his great-grandfather Albert, Prince Consort, and was known as "Bertie" to his family and close friends. His father ascended the throne as George V in 1910. As the second son of the king, Albert was not expected to inherit the throne. He spent his early life in the shadow of his elder brother, Prince Edward, the heir apparent. Albert attended naval college as a teenager and served in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force during the First World War. In 1920, he was made Duke of York. He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923, and they had two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret. In the mid-1920s, he engaged speech therapist Lionel Logue to treat his stammer, which he learned to manage to some degree. His elder brother ascended the throne as Edward VIII after their father died in 1936, but Edward abdicated later that year to marry the twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson. As heir presumptive to Edward VIII, Albert thereby became the third monarch of the House of Windsor, taking the regnal name George VI. In September 1939, the British Empire and most Commonwealth countries—but not Ireland—declared war on Nazi Germany. War with the Kingdom of Italy and the Empire of Japan followed in 1940 and 1941, respectively. George VI was seen as sharing the hardships of the common people and his popularity soared. Buckingham Palace was bombed during the Blitz while the King and Queen were there, and his younger brother the Duke of Kent was killed on active service. George became known as a symbol of British determination to win the war. Britain and its allies were victorious in 1945, but the British Empire declined. Ireland had largely broken away, followed by the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947. George relinquished the title of Emperor of India in June 1948 and instead adopted the new title of Head of the Commonwealth. He was beset by smoking-related health problems in the later years of his reign and died of a coronary thrombosis in 1952. He was succeeded by his elder daughter, Elizabeth II.
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King George V of the United Kingdom (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom
Queen Mary of Teck (1867-1953) Queen Consort of England
- King George VI of the United Kingdom (1895-1952) Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002) Queen Consort of England
- Rt Hon. Prince George PC (1902-1942) Duke of Kent, Second creation
- King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (1894-1972) Duke of Windsor
- Mary , Princess Royal (1897-1965) Princess Royal
- Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974)
- Prince John of the United Kingdom (1905-1919)
Commemorated on 15 plaques
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King George V Memorial. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, unveiled on 23rd April 1937 by King George VI
George V Memorial, Edward VII Avenue, Windsor, United Kingdom where they unveiled
Coastguard Lookout Visited by King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, and princesses Elizabeth and Margaret 24th April 1943
St Edmund's Point, Hunstanton, United Kingdom where they visited
Kingsway named to commemorate the coronation visit of King George VI. and Queen Elizabeth 28th July 1937.
Kingsway, Dunmurry, United Kingdom where they was
Hotel Vancouver Architects: John S. Archibald & John Schofield In 1887, the first Hotel Vancouver opened at Georgia and Granville Streets. It was replaced in 1916 by a more lavish building at the same location. In 1928, construction began on the third and present Hotel Vancouver. It took 11 years to complete, and opened on May 25, 1939 in time to welcome Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on their first Canadian tour.
W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC, Canada where they was
THE PLAYING FIELD. In 1900 Maurice Bromley-Wilson of Dallam Tower 'made over the Strands Meadow to the village for use as a playing field at a nominal rent'. To mark the Coronation of King George VI in 1937 Sir Maurice extended the lease for a nominal rent of £10 'stipulating only that the management should be in the hands of persons holding permanent office in the Parish'. In 1983 Brigadier Tryon-Wilson reduced the Parish Council's annual rent to £5. Traditionally the building to the west was the Customs House for the Port of Milnthorpe.
Park Road, Milnthorpe, United Kingdom where they mentioned (1937)
The National Maritime Museum occupying the former buildings of the Greenwich Royal Hospital School was opened on 27 April 1937 by His Majesty King George VI being the first public act of his reign These Galleries were re-opened on 11 May 1999 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom where they opened (1937)
This bridge was opened by His Royal Highness the Duke of York K.G. on the 4th July 1930. The foundation stone was laid on the 18th April 1929 by The Worshipful The Mayor, Councillor Percy Boyle M.B.E., J.P., during whose mayorality the bridge was completed. Percy Smallman, Town Clerk. Bolton and Lakin Limited, general contractors. H.W. Fitzsimons B.Sc., M.Inst.C.E., engineer. The Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co. Ltd., steelwork contractors. R.W. Vine, Borough Surveyor.
St Thomas Street, Weymouth, United Kingdom where they was
This building was opened as the headquarters of the National Institute for the Deaf by His Majesty King George VI when HRH the Duke of York on the 11th day of June 1936.
105 Gower Street, London, United Kingdom where they was
His Majesty King George the sixth lay in state here from the eleventh of February until his Burial at Windsor on the fifteen of February nineteen hundred & fifty-two
Westminster Hall, London, United Kingdom where they lay in state (1952)
The Royal Oak His Majesty King George VI planted this tree 25th September 1945
King's Tree, Howden Reservoir, United Kingdom where they planted a tree (1945)
His Majesty King George VI accompanied by Queen Elizabeth and General Sikorski C. in C. Polish Forces took the salute from the Polish troops on March the 7th 1941
, Forfar, United Kingdom where they took the salute (1941)
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D-Day 6 June 1944, the Normandy landings were planned by General Montgomery and others in St Paul's School, which occupied this site from 1884 to 1968. On 15 May 1944, the final invasion plan was presented to General Eisenhower and senior allied commanders in the school lecture theatre, in the presence of King George VI and the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill
Gate pier, St Paul's Gardens and Open Space, Hammersmith Road, London, United Kingdom where they was
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Turner House Artists Alfred Turner RA (1873 - 1940) and his daughter Winifred Turner (1903 - 1983) lived here and worked in the adjacent studio. Alfred sculpted the Fulham war memorial at All Saints Church and other public and exhibited works in the UK and abroad. Winifred's most famous work 'Youth' is displayed in the V&A and other works are in museums including the Tate. Her husband Tom Paget (1893 - 1974) engraved both Drake's Golden Hind and the portrait of King George VI on the 1937 - 1952 half-penny. The King is said to have visited the house and studio for sittings. Jessica Turner (known as Bill) who also lived here donated many of her sister's and father's works to public institutions before her death in 1995.
44 Munster Road, Parsons Green, London, United Kingdom where they visited
Be it remembered that on the 13th day of July 1949 His Majesty King George the Sixth Treasurer opened this building as a temporary library until such time as a permanent library should be built MD - T
Kings Bench Buildings, London, United Kingdom where they was
His Majesty King George the Fifth lay in state here from the twenty-third of January until his burial at Windsor on the twenty-eighth of January nineteen hundred & thirty-six
Westminster Hall, Parliament, London, United Kingdom where they was