King George V
Standard Name: George V, King
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26 August 1931: The Labour Party leader James Ramsay MacDonald...
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26 August 1931
The Labour Party
leader James Ramsay MacDonald
organized a National Coalition government; many members of his party felt this to be a betrayal.
26 September 1934: The Queen Mary left Southampton on her maiden...
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26 September 1934
The Queen Mary left Southampton on her maiden voyage to New York.
22 October 1934: King George V opened the new Cambridge University...
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22 October 1934
From 1935: A new design for public telephone kiosks...
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From 1935
A new design for public telephone kiosks was introduced in Britain: the K6, replacing the K2 (both designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott
). The new version was the most widespread and enduring; its distinctive...
20 January 1936: King George V died and Edward VIII assumed...
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20 January 1936
King George V
died and Edward VIII
assumed the throne; he broadcast a message to the Empire the same day from the BBC
's headquarters, Broadcasting House.
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