George VI of the United Kingdom
George VI was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Person
George VI (1895-1952) was the second son of King George V. After his brother Edward had to give up the British throne, George became king in 1936.[1] The period of his reign covered the Second World War and the period of decline of the British Empire.[2]
Footnotes
- ^ Anne refers to him as king of England. Anne Frank, Diary Version A, 6 June 1944, in: The Collected Works, transl. from the Dutch by Susan Massotty, London [etc.]: Bloomsbury Continuum, 2019.
- ^ Zie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_VI (geraadpleegd mei 2012).