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At 6pm on 3 September 1939, King George VI spoke to the people of Britain and the Empire. In his radio broadcast, he talked of the difficult times ahead and urged his people to stand firm. The King held the ranks of Admiral of the Fleet, Field Marshal and Marshal of the Royal Air Force (RAF). He and ...
Jun 25, 2021 · Forced to step up and meet his royal responsibilities and fulfil the sense of duty his brother lacked, George VI saw the nation through some difficult times and witnessed the changing landscape in Britain’s imperial fortunes and pre-eminence on the global stage.. Born on 14th December 1895, he succeeded to the throne after the shock abdication of his brother Edward VIII who chose Wallis ...
Jun 11, 2018 · George VI. George VI (1895-1952) was king of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1936 to 1952. He guided his country through World War II and the years of rapid transformation that followed.. Prince Albert, as George VI was generally known during his early years, was the second son of the Duke of York (later George V); he was born at York Cottage, Sandringham, on Dec. 15, 1895.
On 6 February 1952, George VI, King of the United Kingdom, died at the age of 56, at Sandringham House, after a prolonged cancer.His state funeral took place on 15 February 1952. A period of national mourning commenced and his elder daughter and successor, [a] Queen Elizabeth II, was proclaimed the new monarch by the Accession Council. ...
King George VI Speech – Declaration of war against Germany 1939. George VI, the British Monarch, made a live radio broadcast to the country and the Commonwealth declaring the outbreak of war with Germany. The King’s speech was made on 3 September 1939. The King’s Speech.
George al VI-lea (engleză George VI of the United Kingdom, pe numele sau întreg Albert Frederick Arthur George); (n. 14 decembrie 1895, Norfolk, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și Irlandei – d. 6 februarie 1952, Sandringham, Anglia, Regatul Unit) a fost rege al Marii Britanii, al Irlandei și al altor dominioane britanice, împărat al Indiei din 11 decembrie 1936 până la decesul ...
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 .