When the Prince of Wales went down during World War II, it marked the end of the battleship era. Here's why the naval tech ...

The annual display of British military might serves as a seasonally tweaked birthday celebration for the sitting monarch.

KING GEORGE V. Born: 3 June 1865. Died: 20 January 1936 (aged 70) Reign: 6 May 1910 – 20 January 1936 . Grandson to Queen Victoria, the old-fashioned but popular King George V, who reigned over an ...

AP Photo/Staff/Len Puttnam HMS Prince of Wales, a King George V class 35,000 ton battleship is launched in front of vast crowds, by Princess Mary, The Princess Royal, unseen, on the River Mersey ...

Queen Elizabeth II’s grandfather, King George V, had shepherded Britain through World War I during his reign from 1910 to 1936. But as the king grew older, the ...

On May 27, 1941, the British battleship HMS Rodney joined the relentless pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck, flagship of the Kriegsmarine. Alongside HMS King George V, Rodney opened fire ...

At its show in Australia this weekend, the raucously political rap trio Kneecap brought what appeared to be the missing head of a King George V statue onstage. By Ali Watkins The irreverent ...

King Charles III on the deck of HMS Prince of Wales with Captain Will Blacket, the ship’s Commanding Officer, as an F-35B Lightning II operates nearby (Image credit: Rory Arnold/Ministry of Defence) ...

King George V foresaw the coming of aviation and made his second son the head of the Royal Flying Corps. But, aware of his son's inner recklessness, the king told him to stay on the ground.

HMS King George V Military Named in honor of the deceased ruler of the United Kingdom, HMS King George V was laid down on New Year’s Day 1937, launched on February 21, 1939, and commissioned ...

After a short illness, George V died on 20 January 1936. The following day, British Pathé described him as “more than a King, a father of a great family”. George had steered the country through the ...

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