Cronin, John. Somerville and Ross. Bucknell University Press, 1972.
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King George V
Standard Name: George V, King
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| death | Gertrude Bell | King George V
sent a letter of condolence to her parents. GB
left £50,000 in her will to the Baghdad Museum
, which she had founded. A plaque was set up there commemorating her, and... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Evelyn Underhill | EU
's father, Arthur Underhill
, followed in his own father's footsteps to become a lawyer, being called to the bar when he was only twenty-one. He was successful as a barrister, was the author... |
| Friends, Associates | Elma Napier | EN
's aristocratic lineage brought her into contact with many notable government and royal figures. As a young girl, she often visited the fifteenth-century Château de Breteuil, not far from Paris, home of her... |
| Leisure and Society | Leonora Carrington | Shortly before LC
turned eighteen, she was presented at Buckingham Palace and joined the spring's coming out season for debutantes. This presentation was the first of the season and the last held during George V |
| Leisure and Society | Mary Wesley | Her family were more interested in her social than her intellectual development. Having been presented at Court (to King George V
) in late 1932, she was presented twice more, to successive monarchs, before the... |
| Leisure and Society | Martin Ross | |
| Literary Setting | Vita Sackville-West | The novel centres on a great house (based, of course, on Knole House) and the central characters' passionate but conflicted feelings for it. These characters, the major ones a duchess and her grown-up son... |
| Material Conditions of Writing | Susan Tweedsmuir | ST
, already a biographer, published The Scent of Water, a novel, written while court mourning for George V
made a temporary hiatus in her official engagements as wife of the Governor-General of Canada... |
| Occupation | Rosita Forbes | This launched a period as a celebrity, lecturing and receiving acclaim for her adventures. According to her obituary she was the heroine of the hour, summoned by the king
for a personal account of her... |
| Occupation | Madeleine Lucette Ryley | Along with acting, MLR
continued to work as a producer. On 15 March 1920 her production of Come out of the Kitchen! by Alice Duer Miller
opened at the Strand Theatre
. This domestic comedy... |
| politics | George Egerton | The protesters marched to Buckingham Palace, where King George V
and Queen Mary
appeared on the balcony. Egerton, George. A Leaf from the Yellow Book. Editor White, Terence de Vere, Richards Press, 1958. 85 |
| politics | Virginia Woolf | However, she grew to be strongly opposed to most political and cultural institutions in their current form, regardless of their expressed ideologies. Public response to the British monarchy, which on the occasion of the funeral... |
| politics | H. D. | Intensely political about issues involving war and pacifism, HD nevertheless limited her interest to particular areas of politics only. A few years before this she had been deeply invested in the British royal family, putting... |
| Publishing | Enid Blyton | EB
did, however, continue to compose poetry for an adult readership, some of it the expression of political opinion. Teachers' World published three of her poems marking royal occasions: King George V
's silver jubilee... |
| Textual Production | Lady Cynthia Asquith | LCA
produced lives of two members of the royal family. The Duchess of York (about the woman later much loved as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) appeared in spring1928, and God Save the King (a... |
Timeline
6 May 1910: King Edward VII died, and George V assumed...
National or international item
6 May 1910
King Edward VII
died, and George V
assumed the throne; Virginia Woolf
dated a section of The Years from the old king's death.
Woolf, Virginia. The Years. Hogarth Press, 1979.
172, 184, 205
1911: The collection known as the King's Music...
Writing climate item
1911
The collection known as the King's Music Library was given on permanent loan to the British Museum
by King George V
.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
172
16 May 1911: King George V unveiled the Queen Victoria...
Building item
16 May 1911
King George V
unveiled the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace, and knighted its designer, Thomas Brock
.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
345
September 1911: The first official airmail service in Britain...
National or international item
September 1911
The first official airmail service in Britain began.
Harris, Melvin. ITN Book of Firsts. Michael O’Mara Books, 1994.
48
Robinson, Howard. Carrying British Mails Overseas. George Allen and Unwin, 1964.
276
Walker, George. Haste, Post, Haste!: Postmen and Post-Roads Through the Ages. Dodd, Mead, 1938.
261
12 December 1911: At a durbar or massive outdoor gathering...
National or international item
12 December 1911
At a durbar or massive outdoor gathering in Delhi, King George V
was crowned Emperor of India, in the presence of 200 Indian princes and 80,000 of India's great and good.
Nelson, Dean. “India Relives the Glory Day of the Raj”. Sunday Times, 30 Oct. 2005, p. 29.
29
2 July 1912: King George V was present at the first Royal...
Building item
2 July 1912
King George V
was present at the first Royal Command Variety Performance at the Palace Theatre
in London.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
347
4 June 1913: Women's Social and Political Union supporter...
National or international item
4 June 1913
Women's Social and Political Union
supporter Emily Wilding Davison
threw herself in front of the king
's horse at the Epsom Derby; she died from her injuries several days later.
Tickner, Lisa. The Spectacle of Women: Imagery of the Suffrage Campaign, 1907-1914. University of Chicago Press, 1988.
136
Lloyd, Trevor. Suffragettes International: The World-Wide Campaign for Women’s Rights. American Heritage Press, 1971.
89-90
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under Davison
14 October 1914: Princess Mary (third child and only daughter...
Building item
14 October 1914
Princess Mary
(third child and only daughter of King George V
and Queen Mary
) launched the Christmas Gift Fund
to help send a Christmas present from the whole nation to every sailor afloat and...
15 July 1916: King George V opened the National Library...
Writing climate item
15 July 1916
King George V
opened the National Library of Wales
at its new site overlooking Aberystwyth and Cardigan Bay.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
182
June 1917: King George created the Order of the British...
Building item
June 1917
King George
created the Order of the British Empire and the Order of the Companions of Honour, open to both men and women.
Marwick, Arthur. Women at War, 1914-1918. Croom Helm, 1977.
110
17 July 1917: George V informed the Privy Council that...
Building item
17 July 1917
George V
informed the Privy Council
that the royal family (all his subjects descended from Queen Victoria) would take the surname of Windsor.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
22 June 1921: George V opened the Northern Ireland parliament...
National or international item
22 June 1921
George V
opened the Northern Ireland parliament with a conciliatory speech as the British government
initiated negotiations on the relations between Ireland proper and Ulster (the Six Counties in the North).
Foster, Robert Fitzroy. Modern Ireland 1600-1972. Allen Lane, 1988.
614
1922: King George V opened the new Wimbledon tennis...
Building item
1922
King George V
opened the new Wimbledon tennis courts for the All England Lawn Tennis Club
, with seats for 14,000.
“History of the Championships, 1877-1946”. The Championships, Wimbledon: Event Guide: Wimbledon History.
23 April 1924: The British Empire Exhibition opened at Wembley...
Building item
23 April 1924
The British Empire Exhibition opened at Wembley with a speech by King George V
—his first broadcast speech on the BBC
.
BBC Handbook: 1960. BBC, 1960, http://U of A HSS HE 8690 B86.
237
Turner, Ernest Sackville. “The Crystal Palace”. London Review of Books, 25 Nov. 1999, pp. 19-20.
19
21 January 1930: King George V's speech from the House of...
National or international item
21 January 1930
King George V
's speech from the House of Lords
opening the London Naval Conference was broadcast by the BBC
to several countries around the world.
BBC Handbook: 1960. BBC, 1960, http://U of A HSS HE 8690 B86.
237
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