George V's reign (1910-36) stretched across perhaps the most tumultuous period in world history. It saw the bloodiest war to date, the financial markets melt and the rise of fascism and communism

His calm, dutiful leadership would be put to the test, the British monarchy faced perhaps its biggest existential threat as Europe faced unparalleled political and social change.

Characters

George V - King of the United Kingdom and the British dominions, Emperor of India (1910-36)

Mary of Teck - Queen of the United Kingdom and the British dominions, Empress of India (1910-36)

Edward VII - Father of George, King (1901-10)

Alexandra of Denmark - mother of George, Queen consort (1901-10)

Albert ‘Eddy’ - brother of George

Victoria - Grandmother of George, Queen (1837-01)

Albert - Grandfather of George, Prince consort (1837-61)

David - eldest son of George and future Edward VIII

Bertie - younger son of George and future George VII

John Neale Dalton - tutor

Emmeline Pankhurst - leader of the Suffragette movement

Emily Davison - Suffragette killed during the 1913 Derby

Edward Carson - Irish Unionist politician

Bertrand Edward Dawson - George’s physician

Winston Churchill - Minister of Munitions, First Lord of the Admiralty, Chancellor of the Exchequer

Field Marshal John French - Commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force

Field Marshal Douglas Haig - Commander of the Expeditionary Force on the Western Front

Lord Kitchener - Secretary of State for War

Tsar Alexander III - Emperor of Russia (1881-94)

Tsar Nicholas II - Emperor of Russia (1894-1917), cousin of George

Kaiser Wilhelm II - Emperor of Germany (1888-1918), cousin of George

Archduke Franz Ferdinand - heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary

Gavrilo Princip - Serbian nationalist and Franz Ferdinand’s assassin

Prime Ministers

Herbert Asquith - 1908-16

David Lloyd George - 1916-22

Andrew Bonar Law - 1922-23

Stanley Baldwin - 1923-24, 24-29, 35-37

Ramsey MacDonald - 1924, 1929-35

Pomp and Circumstance no. 4

The Last Post

Wo alle Straßen enden

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