Smith, Sally Bedell

Summary: "When the Duke of Windsor abdicated the throne in 1936, his shy, uncertain, unprepared younger brother became King. Sally Bedell Smith was granted by Queen Elizabeth II special access to the letters and diaries of George VI and Elizabeth, to tell the story of how their love, devotion, and strong marriage led George VI to overcome insecurities and difficulty speaking and to become an exceptional...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023

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Larman, Alexander

Summary: "The next volume in Alexander Larman's biographical chronicle of the Windsor family, as they go to war with Adolf Hitler--and each other. At the beginning of 1937, the British monarchy was in a state of turmoil. The previous king, Edward VIII, had abdicated the throne, leaving his unprepared and terrified brother Bertie to become George VI, surrounded by a gaggle of courtiers and politicians...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023

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Cadbury, Deborah

Summary: British author Cadbury explores the many layers involved in the abdication crisis of 1936, which ceded the British crown to the seemingly least prepared of the four sons of George V, George VI, aka Bertie, who revealed himself in the subsequent crisis of war to be the most suitable and stalwart of all.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Public Affairs 2015

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Logue, Mark.

Summary: Based on the recently discovered diaries of Lionel Logue, recounts the story of the Australian who taught King George VI how to overcome his crippling speech defect in order to speak to his subjects.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2010

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Conradi, Peter.

Summary: Between June 9th and 12th 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were the guests of Franklin Delano Roosevelt at his country estate in Hyde Park, New York, during what was the first ever visit by a reigning British monarch to the United States. Coming at a time when Britain desperately needed U.S. help in the conflict that now seemed inevitable, the meeting was front page news on both sides...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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