I suppose you could argue that George V carried his dullness to such a peak that it became interesting. He mistrusted anything that smacked of the 20th Century, disapproving of, among much else ...

George V: The Tyrant King, which airs tomorrow on Channel 5, explores the life of the monarch grandson of Queen Victoria, who was killed by his doctor in 1936, aged 70.

King George V was the first monarch of the House of Windsor, the Royal Family as we know it today. Reigning from 1910 to 1936, he ruled over what was at that point the bloodiest war in history ...

King George V died after he was given a lethal dose of morphine and cocaine in the final few hours of the night of January 20, 1936. The 70-year-old was treated solely by his doctor, Bertrand ...

The statue of King George V at Kings Domain, Melbourne, which was damaged in June 2024, on the eve of the King’s Birthday public holiday. (Photo by Michael Currie / SOPA Images / LightRocket via ...

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George V has been and still is the most respected of arbiters. The Frenchmen who saw him preside at the London Conference were struck by his simple dignity and his authority.

King George V has had a pretty poor press. The best that can be said for him, it seems, was that he enjoyed collecting stamps. He is remembered to have spent most of his time out shooting ...

In reality King George V’s decision against giving a lifeline to the Romanovs was made over several weeks in 1917. His initial resolve to rescue his Nicholas II was ultimately undermined by his ...

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