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5 giorni fa · 29 May 2024. A new documentary film is to tell the "poignant" story of one regiment that faced major battles during World War Two. The Suffolk Regiment is to be featured in the new film...
4 giorni fa · In the hour of danger we humbly committed our cause into the Hand of God, and He has been our Strength and Shield. Let us thank Him for His mercies, and in this hour of Victory commit ourselves and our new task to the guidance of that same strong Hand. At 9.00pm on 8 May 1945, King George VI made a radio broadcast to his people.
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14 mag 2024 · Currently you are able to watch "On the Brink" streaming on Curiosity Stream, CuriosityStream Amazon Channel, CuriosityStream Apple TV Channel. Newest Episodes S1 E3 - Season 1
15 mag 2024 · In the historical drama The King's Speech, Bertie (Colin Firth), who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment his whole life, is unexpectedly crowned King George VI of Britain. With his country on the brink of World War II and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), arranges for Lionel ...
4 giorni fa · To all of them and to the women who shared with them the hardships and dangers of war I send my proud and grateful thanks. The war is over. You know, I think, that those four words have for the Queen and myself the same significance, simple yet immense, that they have for you. Our hearts are full to overflowing, as are your own.
8 mag 2024 · Both King George VI and some of Churchill’s colleagues in the Cabinet were skeptical that he was up to the job. Regardless, through sheer force of will and an unparalleled gift for stirring rhetoric, Churchill led his nation virtually alone in the world for eighteen months before the United States finally entered the war.
7 mag 2024 · There were early warning signs that Buckingham Palace may have been a target for the Luftwaffe. On the 8th September a 50-kilogram bomb fell on the grounds of the Palace, but luckily didn't explode, and was later destroyed in a controlled explosion. On the morning of the 13th, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were minding their own business ...
