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22 apr 2024 · On the Brink: WWII & King George VI (2024) - YouTube. Members-only content. On the Brink: WWII & King George VI (2024) Members only. Royalty TV. 122K subscribers....
3 giorni fa · King George VI's VE Day broadcast. At 9.00pm on 8 May 1945, King George VI made a radio broadcast to his people. Together we shall all face the future with stern resolve and prove that our reserves of will-power and vitality are inexhaustible.
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19 apr 2024 · George VI, British king from 1936 to 1952 who was a symbol of courage and strength for his people during World War II, partly by battling his stammer. He assumed the throne on December 11, 1936, after his brother Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson of the United States.
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25 apr 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 ...
11 apr 2024 · King George VI's (then Prince Albert) account of the Battle of Jutland. On 31 May and 1 June 1916, British and German naval forces met off the coast of Denmark, in what was to be the largest naval battle of the First World War, with heavy losses on both sides.
23 apr 2024 · Message from The King to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War It is our duty to remember what was once called “the Forgotten War”. 19 March 2024
4 giorni fa · He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to Britain, an honour revoked by King George VI in 1940. By this time, Quisling had also been awarded the Romanian Crown Order and the Yugoslav Order of St. Sava for his earlier humanitarian efforts.
