George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
Born during the reign of his grandmother Queen Victoria, George was third in the line of succession behind his father, Prince Albert Edward, and his own elder brother, Prince Albert Victor. From 1877 to 1891, George served in the Royal Navy, until the unexpected death of his elder brother in early 1892 put him directly in line for the throne. On the death of his grandmother in 1901, George’s father ascended the throne as Edward VII, and George was created Prince of Wales. He became king-emperor on his father’s death in 1910.
George V’s reign saw the rise of socialism, communism, fascism, Irish republicanism, and the Indian independence movement, all of which radically changed the political landscape. The Parliament Act 1911 established the supremacy of the elected British House of Commons over the unelected House of Lords. As a result of the First World War (1914–1918), the empires of his first cousins Nicholas II of Russia and Wilhelm II of Germany fell, while the British Empire expanded to its greatest effective extent. In 1917, George became the first monarch of the House of Windsor, which he renamed from the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as a result of anti-German public sentiment. In 1924 he appointed the first Labour ministry and in 1931 the Statute of Westminster recognised the dominions of the Empire as separate, independent states within the Commonwealth of Nations. He had smoking-related health problems throughout much of his later reign and at his death was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward VIII. Reference: Wikipedia
Postcard with portrait of King George V; three quarter length, standing, wearing military uniform, sash, epaulettered, medals and the braided ropes of the Personal aide-de-camp. Photographic process
Reference: © The Trustees of the British Museum
GEORGE V (1865-1936) and Queen MARY (1867-1953), a collection of 7 black and white presentation portrait photographs, with autograph signatures, framed, comprising: 2 full-length portrait photographs by W. & D.Downey, of George V and Queen Mary, both with autograph signatures and dated 1921, on mounts with embossed coat of arms; a pair of half-length portraits by Vandyk, both framed and inscribed by Queen Mary on the mounts, dated 1936; a pair of half-length portraits framed together, of George V by Vandyk, signed and dated, 1932, and of Queen Mary by Wrightson, signed and dated, 1932; a half-length portrait of George V by Thomson, signed ‘George 1897’ (marginal fading to some photographs); and: GEORGE V and Anthony EDEN, document signed, appointing Cyril Herbert Alfred Marriott as consul-general at Galatz, 1936, framed. (8)
Sold for GBP 576 at Christie’s in 2005
1894 Signed PHOTO of KING GEORGE V & QUEEN MARY & SON
Signed and dated 1894 photo of King George V with Queen Mary and son Edward VIII. The photographer was W&D Downey, London. The framed size is 9″ x 5 3/4″ Provenance: The Estate of Neil Letson
Sold for $500 at K&M Auction Liquidation Sales, Ltd. in 2014
George V, King of England, from ‘Europe During the War’,ca. 1920 Anonymous, 20th century Collectible trade cards such as these were inserted in commercial products to advertise brands and communicate information about the Great War to a wide audience. Included in this set are portraits of heads of state, depictions of important battles, and representations of daily life during the War. Each illustration is accompanied by a related description on the back of the card. Translation of description on verso: On August 4, 1914, Great Britain delcares war on Germany, August 13th, on Austria-Hungary and November 5th on Turkey.
Reference: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Riding in a Carriage with King George V of England, from the series True Views of the Crown Prince’s Trip to Britain Artist Unknown, JapaneseJapaneseTaishô era1921 (Taishô 10)Place of Creation: Japan MEDIUM/TECHNIQUE Color lithograph; ink on card stock
Reference: Museum of Fine Arts Boston
George V of England King George V Signed Photo, Same Year as the 1926 General Strike Gelatin silver print photograph of George V (1865-1936) mounted on a mat, signed and dated by him as “GeorgeR.I. 1926.” (“R.I.” stands for “Rex Imperator”.) The W. & D. Downey Studio portrait showing the king in military uniform is positioned at the center of a handsome decorative mat featuring a blind embossed Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom at top. Minor silvering along the photo edges and isolated foxing extending to the toned mat. Else very good. The photograph measures 4″ x 5.625″ while the mat overall measures 8″ x 10.25″. George V succeeded his father Edward VII in 1910. Over the course of his 26-year-long reign, George V would shape imperial and domestic British policy during World War I, the rise of Communism and Fascism, and the beginning of both the Irish and Indian independence movements. In May 1926, the king struggled to mediate the General Strike. Approximately 1.7 million laborers–mostly coal miners–walked out to protest reduced wages, longer hours, and indifferent employers. Though the strike eventually failed, it empowered the Labour Party in subsequent elections.
Sold for $300 at University Archives in 2019
