George V and his wife with their eldest son, Edward VIII, who would later become King before abdicating George was crowned King on June 22, 1911, following the death of his father in 1910.

The Queen’s grandfather, King George V, was monarch from 1910 to 1936, living to the age of 70, at a time when life expectancy was ten years younger at 60 years old.However, the health of King ...

In reality King George V’s decision against giving a lifeline to the Romanovs was made over several weeks in 1917. His initial resolve to rescue his Nicholas II was ultimately undermined by his ...

George V wasn’t your typical royal showboat. Unlike his flashy father, Edward VII, who lived for glitz, gossip, fashion trends, mistresses and scandal, George was the introverted, no-nonsense ...

King George V was the first monarch of the House of Windsor, the Royal Family as we know it today. Reigning from 1910 to 1936, he ruled over what was at that point the bloodiest war in history ...

The Queen’s grandfather, King George V, died on January 20, 1936, when he was 70 years old, having fallen ill at Sandringham House, Norfolk.His health had been in decline for some time due to ...

The death of King George V, grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II, was hastened by his doctor, who administered injections of morphine and cocaine in an act of euthanasia. King George V died on Jan ...

LONDON — When Queen Elizabeth II’s grandfather, King George V, died 86 years ago, many homes in Britain had little or no electricity and large parts of the population still lived in slums ...

The 1911 season was a brilliant one as society indulged in parties, sporting fixtures, balls and social engagements. The country basked in warm sunshine and, as King George V’s coronation date of 22 ...

The Rothesay Hunting tartan suit made for not-yet King George V in 1897, then worn by his son the Duke of Windsor until the latter’s death in 1972, comes up for sale on April 28.

Police are investigating the appearance of the severed head from a statue of King George V at a concert by Northern Irish band Kneecap in Melbourne. The head was removed from the statue, in ...