George V (1865–1936), king of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British dominions beyond the seas, and emperor of India

by H. C. G. Matthew

  • An active seaman
  • Duke of York and marriage
  • Prince of Wales
  • Early reign
  • Domestic politics
  • The First World War
  • A German on the throne?
  • Post-war politics
  • Politics in the 1920s
  • The post-war empire
  • Family and friends
  • George V in later life: appearance, illness, and the National Government
  • Last years, jubilee, and death
  • Iconography
  • Reputation

References

See also

Themes

  • Princes of Wales
  • Monarchs of Great Britain and the United Kingdom
  • Consorts of the monarchs of Great Britain and the United Kingdom
  • Holders of the king's and queen's gold medal for poetry
  • Cinque Ports in the Oxford DNB

Other online resources

  • Bibliography of British and Irish history
  • Churchill Archive
  • National Portrait Gallery
  • National Register of Archives

DNB archive

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