A very ordinary king
Jan 20, 2022
2 minutes
George V: Never a Dull Moment by Jane Ridley Chatto, 576 pages, £30
King George V reigned from 1910 to 1936 – turbulent years that witnessed the First World War, the Russian Revolution, the extension of the suffrage to women, the rise of fascism and the Great Depression. He oversaw the monarchy’s modernisation, its embrace of democracy, its engagement with Labour and its support
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