Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (the fourth son of King George III), and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. In 1876, the British Parliament voted to grant her the additional title of Empress of India. It was a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was longer than those of any of her predecessors, is known as the Victorian era. ![]() Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein.Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine.He was succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II. King George VI died on 6th February 1952. Although his left lung was removed in 1951 his health remained poor. In 1949 he had surgery for a blocked leg artery and two years later he was diagnosed with lung cancer. Later YearsĪfter the war George’s health began to deteriorate. On VE day the royal family appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. ![]() King George also visited British troops abroad. Throughout the war George and Elizabeth were noted for their visits to places that had been bombed as well as munitions factories. During the Blitz two bombs fell in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace while the royal couple were in residence. When World War Two broke out in 1939, George and Elizabeth refused to leave London preferring to show solidarity with the people of London. He was crowned in Westminster Abbey the following year. Nevertheless he put duty first and took the throne as King George VI. King George VIĪlbert was devastated by his brother’s abdication and did not relish the prospect of becoming King. The techniques he learned enabled him to be able to speak with less pronounced pauses. In 1925 he began speech therapy with Lionel Logue. After his marriage he made more royal tours and had to speak more frequently. Prince Albert avoided having to make speeches wherever possible due to his stammer. Margaret Rose born in 1930 Speech Therapy They had two daughters:Įlizabeth, known as Lilibet, born in 1926 She had turned him down twice accepting his third proposal. Marriage and FamilyĪlbert married Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923 in Westminster Abbey. Albert was next in line to the throne and reluctantly became King George VI. ![]() However, he abdicated the throne when the constitution would not allow him to marry Wallis Simpson. When his father died in January 1936 his brother became King Edward VIII. When King Edward died in 1910, his father became King George V. In 1901 George’s great grandmother, Queen Victoria, died and his grandfather became King Edward VII and his father became Prince of Wales. In 1914 he developed appendicitis and then suffered recurrent bouts of ill health.Īfter the war in 1919 he returned to Cambridge University for a year studying history and economics. He did not take part in World War One until the final year of the conflict. In 1909 he became a naval cadet and two years later he entered the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth. He did not respond well to his very strict upbringing and developed a stammer. He was known as Bertie.īertie was a timid, shy child. He was the couple’s second child, his elder brother Edward had been born in 1894. King George VI was born Albert Frederick Arthur George to Prince George, son of Edward VII and Mary of Teck on 14th December 1895. Short Biography Early Years and Education
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