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5 days ago · George VI, British king from 1936 to 1952 who was a symbol of courage and strength for his people during World War II, partly by battling his stammer. He assumed the throne on December 11, 1936, after his brother Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson of the United States.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1 day ago · Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine. [a] The only surviving son of Henry VIII by his third wife, Jane Seymour, Edward was the first English monarch to be raised as a Protestant. [2]
- 28 January 1547 – 6 July 1553
- Jane Seymour
1 day ago · His son, Henry VIII, kicked out the Catholic Church—historically one of the great legitimators of rule across Europe. Henry VIII had three children who ruled after him: Edward VI (a sickly child who died at 15) and Mary I (known to history as Bloody Mary) and Elizabeth I. Mary and Elizabeth were the first two female monarchs in English ...
14 hours ago · Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , Edward, nicknamed "Bertie", was related to royalty throughout Europe.
- 22 January 1901 – 6 May 1910
- Queen Victoria
1 day ago · The House of Tudor ( / ˈtjuːdər /) [1] was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603. [2] They descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd, a Welsh noble family, and Catherine of Valois. The Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and the Lordship of Ireland (later the Kingdom of Ireland) for 118 years ...
- 1485; 538 years ago
- Henry VII (first Tudor king)
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2 days ago · His own style icon was none other than the former King Edward VIII, who became the Duke of Windsor — an exiled royal embarrassment who had impeccable taste (except in world leaders and ...
5 days ago · 00:00. 00:00. Wallis Simpson and Prince Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor, in 1971. (Supplied) Decades before Prince Harry wrote his memoir, his great uncle published his own: 'A King's Story.'. After ...
