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King George VI
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George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India, and the first Head of the Commonwealth. As the second son of King George V, he was not expected to inherit the throne and spent his early life in the shadow of his elder brother, Edward. He served in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force during World War I, and after the war took on the usual round of public engagements. He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923 and they had two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret. George's elder brother ascended the throne as King Edward VIII on the death of their father in 1936. However, later that year Edward revealed his desire to marry the divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson. British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin advised Edward that for political and religious reasons he could not marry Simpson and remain king. Edward abdicated in order to marry, and George ascended the throne as the third monarch of the House of Windsor. During George's reign the break-up of the British Empire and its transition into the Commonwealth of Nations accelerated. The parliament of the Irish Free State removed direct mention of the monarch from the country's constitution on the day of his accession. Within three years, the Empire and Commonwealth, except the Irish Free State, was at war with Nazi Germany. In the next two years
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The King's Speech
1492The Ememy Has Been Finally Overcome
733King George VI: War With Germany - 3.9.1939
474Speech from Buckingham Palace to the People on the Outbreak of War
445The Enemy Has Been Finally Overcome
376King George VI: War With Germany (3.9.1939)
337The D-Day Speech
278British Declaration of War - Radio Broadcast 3 Sept. 1939
249British Declaration of War, Radio Broadcast 3 Sept 3 Sept. 1939
2310Opening Speech at the Festival of Britain
21albums
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Great Speeches in History
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The Complete Greatest Speeches & Moments Ever
King George VI's Speeches
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King George VI Speeches
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The King's Speeches - The Speeches of King George & Music Featured in the Film "The King's Speech"
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The Home Front: Archive Broadcast Recordings 1939-45
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Historic Voices VIII - The Voices Of World War II
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The Greatest Speeches & Moments Ever Vol. 1
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Great Audio Moments, Vol.23: The Royal Family
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The King's Speeches - The Speeches of King George & Music Featured in the Film "The King's
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Historical Speeches Vol. 2
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Voices Of History