George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth...
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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...
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The King George VI Memorial Chapel is part of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England. The chapel was commissioned by Elizabeth II in 1962 as a...
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George VI (1895–1952) was King of Great Britain and the British Dominions from 1936 to 1952 and Emperor of India from 1936 to 1948. George VI may also...
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succeeded by his younger brother Albert, who took the regnal name George VI. George was born on 3 June 1865, in Marlborough House, London. He was the...
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Giorgi VI the Minor (Georgian: გიორგი VI მცირე, romanized: giorgi VI mtsire; died 1313), from the Bagrationi dynasty was the 19th king (mepe) of Georgia...
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The coronation of George VI and his wife, Elizabeth, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, Emperor and...
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King George VI Memorial Chapel was constructed in 1969 between the Rutland Chapel and the north choir of St George's Chapel to a design by George Pace...
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Lionel Logue (redirect from Lionel George Logue)
(MVO), which had been conferred upon Logue at the time of George VI's Coronation. King George VI died on 6 February 1952. On 26 February 1952, Logue wrote...
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List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom (redirect from List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom of King George VI)
20th century 21st century George I George II George III George IV William IV Victoria Edward VII George V Edward VIII George VI Elizabeth II Charles III...
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the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary. He was a younger brother of kings Edward VIII and George VI. Prince George served in the Royal Navy...
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1947 the George VI coins bore the inscription Georgius VI D:G: Rex et Ind:Imp: ("Georgius VI, Dei gratia, Rex et Indiae Imperator", or 'George VI, by the...
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The King George VI Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Kempton...
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Harewood was the eldest grandchild of King George V and Queen Mary, nephew of both King Edward VIII and King George VI and first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II...
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Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547...
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Wedding of Prince Albert and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (redirect from Wedding of George VI and Elizabeth the Queen Mother)
The wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI) and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) took place on...
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the throne passed to the first person in line, who became George VI. On the day of George VI's death, 6 February 1952, the line of succession to the British...
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Sandringham House (section George VI)
the royal residences of Charles III, whose grandfather, George VI, and great-grandfather, George V, both died there. The house stands in a 20,000-acre (8...
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The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot...
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Penny (Canadian coin) (section George V and George VI)
to personal issues he abdicated in December 1936. Although his brother George VI assumed the throne on December 11, 1936 this had an effect on Canadian...
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On 12 December 1936, George VI was proclaimed king throughout the British Empire after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII following a constitutional...
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Royal Family Order of George VI is an honour that was bestowed on female members of the British royal family by King George VI. Princess Alexandra, The...
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Nickel (Canadian coin) (section George V & George VI)
in 2005. This nickel came in a set, was struck in silver, and features George VI on the obverse with the original Morse code edge. 6,065 of these coins...
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independent sovereign states of India and Pakistan. From 1947 to 1952, King George VI was the sovereign of Pakistan, with Pakistan sharing the sovereign with...
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respectively. The same designs were reissued in 1938 with a profile of George VI. Wartime exigencies forced the use of surcharges on four South African...
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The King George VI Coronation Medal was a commemorative medal, instituted to celebrate the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. This medal...
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Queen Anne and King George I were second cousins, as both were great-grandchildren of James VI and I. For a family tree that shows George I's relationship...
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The George Medal (GM), instituted on 24 September 1940 by King George VI, is a decoration of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth, awarded for gallantry...
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there have been five British monarchs of the House of Windsor: George V, Edward VIII, George VI, Elizabeth II, and Charles III. The children and male-line...
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The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Memorial, situated between The Mall and Carlton Gardens in central London, is a memorial to King George VI and his...
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