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3 days ago · George was succeeded by two of his sons, George IV and William IV in turn, who both died without surviving legitimate children, leaving the throne to Victoria, the only legitimate child of his fourth son Prince Edward. George III lived for 81 years and 239 days, and reigned for 59 years and 96 days: both his life and his reign were longer than ...
- 25 October 1760 – 29 January 1820
- Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
5 days ago · The reign of King George V (1910-1936) spanned 25 of the most tumultuous years faced by any 20th century sovereign. George steered the monarchy through the turmoil of the First World War, emerging stronger from a crisis which caused the fall of the three great empires of Russia, Germany and Austria-Hungary.
The reason Edward executed George was because George had already decided he ought to be king.. Had Richard died but George and Warwick survived, with Edward IV dead, Warwick would have smoothly put George on the throne, married George's son Edward to one of his daughters, and undoubtedly would have killed off Edward IV's sons and probably Elizabeth Woodville too, if he could have got her out ...
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1 day ago · His Majesty King George VI 1944. He really didn’t think he would ever be king, but the abdication of his brother Edward VIII forced the crown upon him. He was the last Emperor of India but the first Head of the Commonwealth, and presented this shoe on a formal visit to inspect the Airborne Regiment in Oakham. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1967
3 days ago · 👑 Edward IV of England (1442-1483): The First Yorkist King 👑Join us as we delve into the fascinating life of Edward IV, a pivotal figure in the Wars of the...
2 days ago · In 1461 Edward IV granted to Thomas Warner, citizen and ironmonger of London, for life, two acres of land called Weybridge Hawe at a rent of 3s. 4d. per acre. (fn. 74) Two years later he licensed him to build a wharf or quay on this land, which bordered on the River Thames, and to load and unload vessels there, and take merchandise to and from ...
3 days ago · Despite the existence of ‘new men’ in England all the way back to Henry I and the precedents under the Yorkists, not least that some of these men had links to Edward IV and his household, he concludes that these new men were different in kind and achievement.
