George V

Queen Elizabeth II, in March 2022 - the year of her platinum jubilee (Photo by Getty Images)

Britain’s golden jubilees: from George III to Elizabeth II

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George V: not so dull after all . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A black-and-white image shows King George V inspecting soldiers

How did the British royals survive WW1? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A black-and-white image shows King George V inspecting soldiers

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How George V won the war

Happier days: The tsar and his family pose for a portrait in c1910, years before he was swept from power and murdered. Maria, Olga and Tatiana (left to right) are at the back. Alexandra and Nicholas are seated with Alexey at their feet. Anastasia is far right. (Photo by Getty Images)

The last days of the Romanovs: could George V have saved the family?

Portrait of King George V of England. (Photo by Getty Images)

Your guide to King George V: facts about his life, reign and death

Britons watch Queen Elizabeth II’s Christmas message in 1958. (© Topfoto)

A brief history of the Christmas Speech

A portrait of George V's wife, Queen Mary, who was born Princess Mary of Teck.

Was Queen Mary, wife of George V, a kleptomaniac?

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George V meeting a hospital matron on the western front during the First World War. (Photo by Getty Images)

King George V at war . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence (1864-1892) was the eldest son of Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII). He was known to his family as Eddy. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

The trouble with Prince Eddy: Britain’s fascinating ‘lost’ king

British prime minister Winston Churchill greeting the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. From left to right: Princess Elizabeth II; the Queen Mother; Churchill, King George VI and Princess Margaret. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

Buckingham Palace’s balcony: a focal point for national celebration

Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh wave from the famous balcony at Buckingham Palace after the Queen's coronation on 2 June 1953. (Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

7 memorable moments in the history of Buckingham Palace

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In 1926, a time of social and political strife, the country unified in celebrating the birth of Princess Elizabeth. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

6 royal births that rocked a nation

King George V and his wife, Queen Mary, pictured during a visit to Dublin in 1911. The royal couple were deeply conservative but common sense taught them they had to adapt to the modern world. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

How George and Mary saved the royal family