It was not an auspicious start to the new year of 1936 for King George V. The previous year had seen ‘Grandpa England’, as ...
King George V, second son of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, was born in 1865 and served in the Royal Navy until 1892 when he became heir to the throne following the death of his elder brother, ...
The first Christmas Day message by a British monarch was in 1932, when King George V broadcast live from Sandringham. In the speech, which was written by Rudyard Kipling, the King celebrated the ...
‘The ceremony was one of the most touching that I ever beheld’, recalled John Fortescue, the librarian at Windsor Castle, describing the moment on 12 June 1922 when King George V received back ...
This particular jacket was worn by the Marshall of the Royal Air Force, which in 1918 would have been King George V. The jacket is accompanied by a photograph of George V in his jacket ...
Basingstoke, 29 May 1915 - The first of the Irish divisions of what is known as ‘Kitchener’s Army’ was reviewed yesterday at Basingstoke by King George V. Over 15,000 men, representing all ...
Hooker Jamie George will miss England's Six Nations opener against Ireland while scrum-half Alex Mitchell is a doubt with a ...
WILSON, GEORGE V.George V. Wilson, 71, passed away on July 19, 2007 in Canon City, CO. He was born on April 29, 1936 in Pitkin, LA to Luther and Mary Wilson. George married Catherine E.