King George V of the United Kingdom

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 -- 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War (1914--1918) until his death in 1936.

George was a grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. From 1877 until 1891 he served in the Royal Navy. On the death of Victoria in 1901, George's father became King Edward VII, and George was made Prince of Wales. On his father's death in 1910, he succeeded as King-Emperor of the British Empire. He was the only Emperor of India to be present at his own Delhi Durbar.

As a result of the First World War, other empires in Europe fell while his expanded to its greatest extent. In 1917, he became the first monarch of the House of Windsor, which he renamed from the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as a result of anti-German public feeling. His reign saw the rise of socialism, communism, fascism, Irish republicanism and the first Labour ministry, all of which radically changed the political landscape. In 1931, the Statute of Westminster recognised the dominions of the empire as separate, independent kingdoms within the Commonwealth of Nations. He was plagued by illness throughout much of his later reign, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward VIII.

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[1toscany]

Thank you for posting this. The live footage is rare, as well as some of the photographs you have put together exceptionally well! Well done!

[lostsplendour]

@1toscany Thanks. This one took quite a lot of time to made, so your kind words means a lot.

[johneunson]

surely there was something illegal about his death. should we really kill to catch a newspaper deadline? the two eldest sons described their father as a disiplinarian and a 'distant' father. i liked the footage which i had never seen before. this was superb tribute. thank you very much. i have to say that i wish he had made more of an effort to help his cousin czar nicholas.