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King George VI was the British monarch, and father of the current Queen. Elizabeth II took the throne when George VI died in 1953.
George VI was not supposed to get to be the king. British kings like to have at least two sons - "the heir and the spare". George VI was the spare, the younger brother of Edward VIII. When their father, George V, died in 1937, Edward was King for less than a year, but abdicated the throne so he could marry the woman he loved. He could not remain King and marry her, as she had three strikes against her - she was a commoner, an American, and divorced. So Edward was the man who gave up an Empire, for Wallis Warfield Simpson.
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Who was the king of Britain during the revolutionary war?
King George III
Did Britain have a queen during world war 1?
Yes, but. Everyone knows what a King is. He is a monarch who reigns, and in some places or eras, rules as well. A Queen may be a monarch, or may be the wife of a King, in which case she does not reign or rule. Britain did have a Queen (Mary) during WW1, but she was not the monarch; her husband ( King George V ) was.
Who was the monarch of Great Britain in World War 2?
King George the father of the current Queen Elizabeth II. He died from cancer in the 1950s and she became the Queen.
What war was Great Britain in during the 1760 when George the thrid became King?
The Seven Years War, aka The French and Indian War (1756-63)
Who was the queen of Great Britain during World War 2?
George VI became King of the United Kingdom in 1936 after his older brother Edward abdicated. George VI ruled until his death in 1952. King George VI, was the son of George V and the father of Elizabeth II. Winston Churchill was the leader of the British during World War 2.
