King George V
Elizabeth's paternal grandfather
King George V was the British monarch from 1910 to 1936, reigning through World War I and the early Great Depression.
He was the first ruler of the House of Windsor, having changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha during the war due to anti-German sentiment.
His reign saw the rise of the British Commonwealth and the decline of European monarchies.
British ruling dynasty since 1917
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- reignSovereign's time in power
- successionFollowing in order
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
royal assent · Buckingham Palace · Windsor Castle · constitutional monarchy · sovereignty · ceremonial · statecraft · crown
First global military conflict
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- Western FrontFranco-Belgian combat zone
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- YpresFlemish city, wartime ruins
Somme · Gallipoli · Versailles · field marshal · war hospitals · name change · House of Windsor
Vast colonial domain
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- dominionsTerritories under sovereign rule
- Balfour DeclarationLetter backing Jewish state
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
Postal payment adhesives
- philatelyStudy of postal stamps
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- commemorativeHonoring past events
- postageFee for mailing
album · perforation · watermark · engraving · mint condition · rare stamps · stamp collecting · Mauritius
UK naval military branch
- naval cadetOfficer-in-training at sea
- midshipmanOfficer trainee at sea
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- maritimeOf the sea
admiral · seamanship · naval tradition · tattoos · world cruise
British period 1901-1910
- interwar period1918 to 1939
- 1920sPost-WWI American decade
- 1930sFourth decade, twentieth century
- WestminsterLondon's political center
parliament · Prime Minister · Labour Party · Conservative Party · Liberal Party · general strike · Great Depression · BBC
House of Windsor
British ruling dynasty since 1917
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- reignSovereign's time in power
- successionFollowing in order
dynasty · royal assent · Buckingham Palace · Windsor Castle · constitutional monarchy · sovereignty · ceremonial · statecraft · crown · throne
World War I
First global military conflict
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- Western FrontFranco-Belgian combat zone
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
Ypres · Somme · Gallipoli · Versailles · field marshal · war hospitals · name change · House of Windsor
British Empire
Vast colonial domain
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- dominionsTerritories under sovereign rule
- Balfour DeclarationLetter backing Jewish state
India · viceroy · colonies · protectorates · territorial expansion
stamps
Postal payment adhesives
- philatelyStudy of postal stamps
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- commemorativeHonoring past events
postage · album · perforation · watermark · engraving · mint condition · rare stamps · stamp collecting · Mauritius
Royal Navy
UK naval military branch
- naval cadetOfficer-in-training at sea
- midshipmanOfficer trainee at sea
- commanderPerson with authority over others
maritime · admiral · seamanship · naval tradition · tattoos · world cruise
Edwardian era
British period 1901-1910
- interwar period1918 to 1939
- 1920sPost-WWI American decade
- 1930sFourth decade, twentieth century
Westminster · parliament · Prime Minister · Labour Party · Conservative Party · Liberal Party · general strike · Great Depression · BBC · radio address
- British historyWilliam the Conqueror, Victorian era, Elizabethan era, English Civil War, Tudor era
- royaltyqueen, prince, princess, queens, princes
- battleshipsbattleship, dreadnought, Bismarck, Yamato, Musashi
- British Trainslocomotive, steam train, diesel train, electric train, carriage
- Constitutional MonarchsQueen Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria, Emperor Hirohito, British monarch, Japanese emperor
- European RoyaltyQueen Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria, Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Diana
King George Vcommoner
Non-noble person
subject · republican · citizen · peasant · serf
King George VVladimir Lenin
First Soviet premier
Leon Trotsky · Oliver Cromwell · Robespierre · dictator · Woodrow Wilson
King George VEdward VIII
King who abdicated 1936
King Edward VIII · Duke of Windsor · King John · Prince Andrew
king, kings, kingly, kingship, kinghood, kingless, kinglike, kingmaker, George