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George VI

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George), 1895-1952, king of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1936-52), second son of George V; successor of his elder brother, Edward VIII . He attended the royal naval colleges at Osborne and Dartmouth and served in World War I. Later he served in the Royal Air Force. He studied at Cambridge for a time after the war, was created duke of York in 1920, and married (1923) Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. They had two daughters: Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II ) and Princess Margaret . When Edward VIII abdicated on Dec. 11, 1936, George became... Read more
George VI
George VI (1895–1952), king of the United Kingdom...coronation on 12 May 1937 he was crowned George VI in an effort to restore a sense of continuity and stability. George VI supported Chamberlain in his policy of appeasement... Read more
George VI
George VI George VI (1895-1952) was king of Great Britain...transformation that followed. Prince Albert, as George VI was generally known during his early years...1936, the duke ascended to the throne as George VI. The new king brought to the monarchy... Read more

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