Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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.
Young, Toby. “What U.S. needs is a Queen”. Edmonton Journal, 1 Dec. 2000, p. A17.
A17
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
981
Hamilton, Mary Agnes. Remembering My Good Friends. Jonathan Cape, 1944.
124-5, 172
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.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
223-4
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
378
22 October 1934: King George V opened the new Cambridge University...
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
182
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.
Briggs, Asa. The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom. Oxford University Press, 1961, 5 vols.
