Why Is George Vi Important
George VI
George VI was crowned king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland during World War II in 1937, and he became a very important leader to the British people. (He was also emperor of India.) He was the second son of King George V, a very cruel and judgemental man, and Victoria May, a mother who would show little affection. He developed a stammer when he was around eight, had to wear leg braces to fix his knock knees, and he suffered from chronic stomach problems and ill health. George VI’s real name was Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor.
Albert went to Royal Naval College, as a naval cadet in 1909. He then went on to Britannia Royal Naval College in 1911, a year after his father became king. In 1913, he spent six months on a training ship on the east coast and in the West Indies. A year later after being ranked as a midshipman aboard HMS, he began service in the First World War. He was a turret officer in the Battle of Jutland from May 31st, to June 1st, 1916, and that was the last of his actions at the time because of his ill …show more content…
He was an understanding man of simple tastes who stayed away from doing anything wrong in any rules or details. He showed an energetic love, loyalty, and enthusiasm to duty, and that earned him the respect and affection of his people. “...because his great qualities made him so admirable in the eyes both of the people and the soldiers, that the former remained in a manner amazed and awestruck, while the latter were respectful and contented” (Chapter 19, Page 52). During his ruling, his people experienced the suffering of war, and imperial power was destroyed. Yet, thanks to his courage, he restored the popularity of the monarchy. There are now a lot of geographical features, roads,etc., named after King George
George VI was crowned king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland during World War II in 1937, and he became a very important leader to the British people. (He was also emperor of India.) He was the second son of King George V, a very cruel and judgemental man, and Victoria May, a mother who would show little affection. He developed a stammer when he was around eight, had to wear leg braces to fix his knock knees, and he suffered from chronic stomach problems and ill health. George VI’s real name was Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor.
Albert went to Royal Naval College, as a naval cadet in 1909. He then went on to Britannia Royal Naval College in 1911, a year after his father became king. In 1913, he spent six months on a training ship on the east coast and in the West Indies. A year later after being ranked as a midshipman aboard HMS, he began service in the First World War. He was a turret officer in the Battle of Jutland from May 31st, to June 1st, 1916, and that was the last of his actions at the time because of his ill …show more content…
He was an understanding man of simple tastes who stayed away from doing anything wrong in any rules or details. He showed an energetic love, loyalty, and enthusiasm to duty, and that earned him the respect and affection of his people. “...because his great qualities made him so admirable in the eyes both of the people and the soldiers, that the former remained in a manner amazed and awestruck, while the latter were respectful and contented” (Chapter 19, Page 52). During his ruling, his people experienced the suffering of war, and imperial power was destroyed. Yet, thanks to his courage, he restored the popularity of the monarchy. There are now a lot of geographical features, roads,etc., named after King George