King George V in World War 1 I WHO DID WHAT IN WW1?
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- Опубліковано 16 бер 2018
- He was monarch over the largest empire the world has ever seen. When the war came he saw his duty as the face of determination for his people: King George V.
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Just to add to his type of character, during the 1926 General Strike, the Conservative Prime Minister suggested the workers on strike were revolutionaries. George responded: "Try living on their wages before you judge them".
I sometimes feel that on average, monarchs have better character then elected leaders.
@@spartancolonel the monarchs of today were not as close to the people as the monarchs of 100 years ago. George v was an exception
@@franciscomm7675 true, but in our time one person can judge better what needs to be done then 700 bickering fools in a parliament. it's just not capitalism or democratic anymore if you do that now.
@@spartancolonel The only truly viable form of government is a benevolent dictator.
Y'all need to look up the word 'viable'.
Don't beleive a word of that quote.
"It's over Wilhelm! I have the moral high ground!"
"You underestimate my power!"
Don’t try it!
Then you are lost
We was cousin's wilhelm!
( Still is )
"You were the chosen one Wilhelm! You were said to keep imperialism ongoing not ruin it! Bring balance to Europe, not leave it in darkness!"
"You were my cousin, I loved you, HIGH GROUND!"
The luckiest one of the three cousins for sure.
I would not say I was just luck, he might have had the least power but he did what he could far better.
Sara Samaletdin he was part of the most powerful empire of the bunch however
The fact that he was forced to abdicate and that still he was the luckiest of the three says a lot about Willy and Nicky
Alessandro Pedretti yeah the worst went for Nicky, however he caused it on hinself
German Empire True
When George V died, his widow, in a surprising act, sent to Wilhelm II a little golden box which the king was very fond of. The former Kaiser, after many years without speaking with her, wrote a letter in response, beginning with "deeply moved, my cousin" :'-(
This story is told by author Miranda Carter in her book 'Three Emperors'.
1936
Just bought this book.
That is interesting, thank you for sharing that with us. I'm fascinated in the British Royal Family, and also about the Kaiser also.
Cheer up Japan still has an Emperor!
As a Indian I didn't knew he actually loved Indians and respected them I mean I do know he was the Emperor of India and he did started the modernization of India and but except that I had no idea what so about him. As a history teacher I feel ashamed....
Thank you for your information
Sourath Chatterjee Love probably isn't the right word, just didn't see them as the scum under his shoes like previous monarch's did
Genghis Khan you mean one of her favourite servants
Don't be hard on yourself, Sourath. Most teachers have huge workloads anyway, let alone trying to dig out this level of information, I don't know your personal situation, but you're probably doing just fine ;)
It just seems like he was kept ignorant of what was going on in india. Not saying that he would've fixed every problem but he was simply out of the loop for the most part
And he was a constitutional monarch, so his power was kind of limited anyway 🤔 He sounds pretty positive though, apparently he acted as a restraint for when it kicked off in Ireland in the early 1920s.
My great-great grandmother sent a personal letter to the king begging him to bring her son home from the frontline (he was only 15) and within a week he was home. I don't know whether the king personally got the letter, but whoever did went out of their way to make sure a young boy was brought home to their mother. He joined back when up when he was 18 and was shot at Yypres but thankfully survived.
inTHEwrongGENERATION Respect to your Great Grandfather. Fighting for King and Country at the age of 15 is something only the brave would do. These days people my age just care about social media and pointless things of that sort.
Wow amazing story
razzy or he was just naive. Also ww1 was pretty pointless.
@@pretzelstick320 yup in retrospect but not at the time.
Top 8's i WAs bOrN iN ThE wROnG GeNeRaTioN
"Sorry sir, you must die now so it makes it to the proper headlines" That is one of the must messed up things iv'e ever heard
I know right? I inner laughed quite a bit when he said that. Such an absurd thing to do to get the news out much earlier.
Giving the terminally ill high doses of morphine so they don't linger isn't uncommon. Save them a few hours with glassy eyes and ragged breathing.
Yes, but the thing being criticized is the silly reason. Not to reduce suffering, oh no.
And yet he would have agreed. He did his duty, however silly, and if his duty requires him to die a few hours early, that is no less demanding than many hundreds of other requests placed on him. Its mentioned because its such a fitting way for him to have died.
Not to say being King isn't a sweet deal. I'm just saying his death is very much in line with his character.
How VERY British!
In Canada we don't learn much about King George V these days. He seems like a really kind and thoughtful person, and someone I would probably get along well with.
agentm83 It's interesting that the Queen, his grand daughter, loved him, whilst her sister, Prince Margaret, said he was a horrible old man. He was strict but had a sense of humour. At one royal reception a guest talking to him broke wind. To save his guest from embarrassment the king looked down and saw a dog. He kicked it and said, 'filthy brute '. The dog was a large piece of antique Chinese porcelain and shattered.
Thanks m8
M Scott he didn’t want his eldest son to have kids because that meants the queen couldn’t be queen I am sure he proud of her
After Trudeau’s latest stunt with allowing CCP troops into your country, I’m not surprised he doesn’t want you proud of your heritage
Do u learn about trans
King George V seems more like an early 20th century Reddit troll. His responses to criticisms were hilarious.
Unlike most trolls he was actually honest.
Lol
Please don’t compare our monarchs to redditors, they’re worse than Americans
@@kartoffel4870 They are mostly americans soo
@@poyo6838 British monarchs are worse than Americans or Redditors are mostly American?
Tsar Nikolas looking fine.
LOL.
If you consider swiss cheese to be fine.
Not at all, just saying that if you enjoy your cheese full of holes then you might find it easier to accept a Tsar who also found himself full of holes thanks to the Bolsheviks.
not for long, the bloody reds will have a full shootout against his defenceless
He's quite *T H I C C*
One of your best segments, and that's high praise from an ardent armchair historian. Great job.
And "Hi Flo!"
George of England, Wilhelm of Germany and Nicholas of Russia - one of the most notable internal conflicts in history :0
Thanks for the song.
At the time of Queen Victoria, the rule of succession dictated that the first born male would become sovereign, hence Edward, then George. However, if today's rule of succession, that dictates the first born child will become sovereign, was in place in Victoria's time, then her eldest child, Victoria Jr. would have become queen. When she died six months later, her son Wilhelm would have become king of England, as well as kaiser of Germany!
Sort of a family feud gone to international proportions.
hoppes9 Unluckily, it was not a game, it was a war, great war :0
Hoàng Kim Việt George and Nicholas looked like twins
King George V sounds like he was a decent man in his lifetime.
“The king with the dragon tattoo” that is badass.
King George V sounds like a pretty cool guy and was very much a progressive of his time.
I think it may have to do with his grooming as a simple navy officer, not as an heir to start with. Same goes with his sons : heir ? Nothing to get out of him, he quickly shocks everyone then abdicates. Second son ? Carries England through the German Blitz at the risk of his own life and family to bring support to his subjects, fights off a stammer because a nation looks up to him, and never gives up the struggle against possibly the worst regime that existed on this Earth.
Most monarchs are pretty ahead of their time when it comes to Great Britain, hence why our monarchy has moved with the times and survived while every monarchy in Europe has gone extinct.
Tell me Henry, even during the XVIth century ? You surely were ahead of your time by killing your king before the French did it :p XD
(By the way, Joan of Arc salutes you and tells you you're the heir of nothing beyond the Channel ;) )
Zacharie Guillerey Lol...the French hated Joan of Arc and even handed her over to the English to be burned alive as a heretic.
France got EXTREMELY lucky with the untimely death of his majesty Henry V, he would have gone in to conquer all of France and you’d be speaking more English than what you already are.
The Burgonds * handed her over. Yet I don't wanna start another hundred years war that you would lose again, so I'll just leave you at that ;)
For an English king of German extraction, he seems to have been quite popular in France as well, given how often the name Georges Cinq appears in Paris.
Edward even figures in "In Search of Lost Time." Or am I confusing Swann and Haas?
'I'm as British as Queen Victoria'
'So your father's German, you're half German and you married a German!'
Victoria wasn't even half German she was full German
Victoria was half German actually. Her father was one of the first true British royal family members
@@TechSupport900 George I was a german who married a german, they had George II who married a german, they had George III who married a german who had the duke of kent who married a german of saxe coburg. Queen Victoria family was in the uk for 4 generations and they were still fully german
George The 3rd was the first king of Britain to speak English
@@TechSupport900 And the last British ruler of America.
George V might be a new favorite monarch of mine.
A mighty and most honourable king. My eternal love and respect to this great man, from a Canadian.
I wonder what his role was with the not saving of the Romanov family. I have heard accusations that he deliberately did not try to save the Romanovs because he was afraid that this would bring political unrest to his country.
The king was going to allow him in but Lloyd George was against it.
THere was little chance of Rescue. Russia at the time was in complete turmoil. No intelligence on exact location, No Special forces, no helicopters or paratroopers to swoop in and the people holding them will kill them the moment it looks like they might be rescued. Which is what happened when the white russian forces were close.
It was advised to George that bringing Nicholas to the UK could potentially help start a socialist revolution in England. As well at the time, most people didn't actually think the Bolsheviks would murder the Romanovs anyway.
He could have saved them in secret. So many reasons why he couldn’t, money, resources, vox populi, political advice, and not knowing the depth of savagery of the bolsheviks. He did send HMS marlborough that saved his aunt Minnie, Nicholas’ mother, and his sisters, that brought them in exile to England by way of Paris, a year after the tzar and family were executed
Indeed he prevented a plan to bring them to England.Woyalty might be wemoved don't you know!
"The king with the dragon tattoo"
Intentional or not, I see what you did there ;)
Sweden rubbed off on Indy.
didn't Nicholas II had a dragon tattoo too?
Is it a reference to girl with the dragon tattoo
Steve Kachzynack That was Nicholas II
yeah, I mentioned Nicholas II, I think he replied to me.
he was ahead of his time and probably thats why his empire survived now look what happened to nicholas he was being dumb and people well...answered......
Wyatt Earp Well it only started to crumble after his death, so it's correct to say his empire survived.
-Antti Björklund- assignation
George V was physically similiar to Nicholas II of Russia. Almost like twin brothers ( almost ).
IN BREEDING
@@MrDaiseymay Their mothers were look alike sisters
george was the most moral monarchs of the war i would say
Wyatt Earp why?????
Am I the only one who thinks Lindybeige would make for a great George V impersonation?
Norman M. Stewart Yes
Constantine V, thank you. (wink wink)
Do you mean just his voice or his look? If you mean his look then he could also be George's cousin Tsar Nicholas II as well.
07:12 the face of the what appear to be a Samoan soldier, its priceless lol
Federico Ascencio looks like Mussolini lol
3:56 Edward died in 1910 not 1911.
Minor error but great video all the same!
When are we getting George V style Macken-Socks??
George-socks...
JJ P
George styled socks are nothing compared to...
Mary Queen of Socks
7:14 dat stare tho
He looks like Nicholas Romanov
Thats because Nicholas was his cousin
Romanov? As in the Sovjet leader in Red Alert 2?
There is still a strong family resemblance. If you look at the film of the reinterment of Tsar Nicholas you will see that the British representative is HRH Prince Michael of Kent, first cousin to the Queen. The resemblance is clear.
What? George isn't the king of England and tsar of Russia? All know Nicholas is false name and his death is false history
They’re actually cousins
Our school was named after him..Finally learning about who he was.
'I may be uninspiring, but i'll be damned if I am alien' has to one of the most British quotes I've ever heard.
Long live the King!
Jan Wacławik Long live the Kaiser!
and long live the tsar!
"Monarchism intensifies"
Well you can say that again for the present hangers on!
Game of Trenches. No dragons but flame throwers.
The Tsar's palette swap.
So I guess that Duke of York medal in battlefield 1 is not coincidence.
Old Georgie! Ah looked just like the tsar. Secret twins perhaps?
Jerold Productions cousins actually
A kitchen table they were also related to Kaiser willhelm II
A kitchen table Secret twins sounds sounds better
The three cousins were a lot alike, and they definitely liked to wear each other’s uniforms.
The Kaiser looked nothing like George and Nicholas II.
Can't believe the kings doctor gave him the old speed ball treatment! Going out like a rockstar
My great grandfather was a scottish soldier during WWI. He even got to fight in France. Then he came to Chile and got married with my Great grandmother. In 1919 my great grandfather met King George V and received a medal.
King Peter I of Serbia needs an episode. Only monarch who was a true soldier and had a crown made out of his grandfathers cannon . He led his people and army through Albania on foot in middle of winter. Him and his son were on frontlines under Fire rallying countrymen sharing the horrors of War. Also king had a habbit of disguising in pesant clothes and talking with a common folk.
Ahm, King Albert I of Belgium also fought with his men in the great war. But still, a Video on King Peter would be interesting.
Peter I, the killer. The king who kill enemy, not told to kill.
True. What is less known is that king Peter translated work of English philosopher John Stuart Mill `On Liberty`, with his own foreword. That essay had great influence on Peter and it will become basics for king`s political (and social) program.
Wow, considering what he was born into, George V was a pretty progressive dude.
If only he could see Britain today he would be proud
"what he was born into" which is the greatest empire the world has ever known. But if you mean by progressive that he was sensible then yes.
@@willnill7946 No he wouldn't.
@@EEYore-py1bf he would be terribly disappointing in his dear lillibet for her overseeing the loss of the great empire.
Make the next about Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy guys!! great video!!
Unlike the Tsar at least he was able to keep his monarchy.
Because he knew how to keep his people away from starvation.
And unlike the kaiser at least his country won World War One (with allies ofc)
FOR king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India!
The last man standing between the 3 cousins.Truly a great achievement.
Nice to See first session of the Australian Parliament Painting used (2:14). Thank you this Film
Thanks Indy and crew for bringing us this great series!
Young George looked an awfully lot like a young Mick Jagger. And then Rolling Stones eventually sang of the assassination of Tsar Nicholas II. Coincidence -- or Unsolved Mysteries!?
Baron Julius von Brunk sympathy for the devil?
Are you kidding me? King George was very handsome, he was nothing like mick jagger
Thank you for this video. It has given me a more nuanced appreciation of this former King of my country.
Always seen that guy on our older monies, never knew he was that cool though.
King of South Africa 🇿🇦
Give Flo a raise
Love the video. Keep up the great work
"He'd rather sink under his own colors..." Gotta love this guy.
Alec Guiness would have been ideal casting if there had ever been a movie in the 60's or 70's about George V.
Wow. So far he's only monarch I've heard about that seems like a relatable and decent person who has the best interest of his people in mind and doesn't just act like a entitled arrogant prick.
What about his son, King George VI?
Wow, you... Must really not know much about monarchy.
A fascinating individual. Bravo to another excellent episode. The Great War is the best channel on youtube.
He seems like he was an imperfect but honerable man. If more monarchs we're like him, the world would have been a better place.
Another great episode!!!
just found this channel, love it! keep it up mate
A good king; a true gentleman. One of the best episodes in a while, and certainly one of the Top 3 WDWiWW1 eps. Really good timing on the jokes, Indy.
Thank you for another illuminating episode. Ol' George definitely seems to be the acceptable face of monarchy!
Yes! finally! the third cousin finally has a video, thanks Indie and crew, oh and fun fact, some of you guys saying he looks like czar nic, well they did used to confuse people when they were both young by swapping hats and uniform at parties when they met up. Just wondering would you ever do Winston churchills role in ww1 and his downfall during the period?
They have a video for Winston Churchill from a few years ago.
Fun fact: Nikolai was invited to George's wedding. People were astonished by the physical similarity between the two. Queen Victoria even confused them for one another.
If he lived 3 more years, it would've been interesting to see what he had to say about a second war with Germany.
Apparently in the thirties he told the German ambassador that he expected Hitler to start some war in 10 years and that he was the peril of the world. Not quite as on the spot as Bismark with Balkans and 20 years but...
Great video
The first of our modern modern monarchs.
Who did what in ww1 on Carl Gustave Emile Mannerheim.
Corentin Bellanger Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim. Or just Carl Gustav Mannerheim, he didn't like the name Emil.
But I second this. Please do it, he's an interesting man for sure.
He liked to be called Gustav aroud his freinds and family.
Great episode!
Said it before and saying it again, that's why I love monarchy.
There are many others kings that I love as they did way much better than any president could ever do.
This is an old post, but are you American?
@@clongshanks5206 nope
Thank you for your hard work.
Greetings from Coburg !
Yay
Okay, he's pretty cool King
“ Yup a King with a dragon tattoo”, loved the wedding picture; actually the whole Bio is terrific 👍
Thanks for the post. ..morale high ground even during war, an oxymoron ?
George looks like Tsar Nicholas
Kevin Villegas they're cousins
I have come to this video after the death of our current Queen Elizabeth. George V was her grandfather and reigned for quite a long time but very little of him is known even in the UK.
I love your channel
The King wasn’t in the dark and he knew Haig couldn’t move beyond stalemate, so he backed the Australian General Monash to plan and lead the August 1918 offensive, and it worked. Monash also became the first general to be knighted in the field for two hundred years and the only one since.
Could George have been Dyslexic?
Grogery 1 The boy who died was epileptic, so it wasn't really diminished mental capacity. I'm sure epileptics would agree.
yes he was also cecil rhodes had gender dysphoria disorder and george washington had a bad case of crohns disease
Why not they were all nuts!
My love for the late nineteenth century brought me here! After all the ww1 has is routes in that period in history. Great show I wouldn't ask for better channel! Thanks
He sounds like the most likable European ruler of that time. I didn't know much about him, except, that he looks like Tzar Nicholas.
He was also the last monarch to knight a man on the Battlefield (Sir John Monash)
In fact, can someone do a special on John Monash as he's said to be the man who won the war.
Well, he certainly introduced some badly needed new military ideas, just as the war was in stalemate again, french army desserting etc. John Monash was a great Australian General, his brainwave was to have the infantry closely follow the artillery barbardment, and attack the German lines, immediately, before they could recover, and attack our troops. It sounds obvious, but rerquired great accuracy and training, so as NOT, to kill our own men. It worked a treat, and the Germans gave in. I have some Australian Postage stamps, one is commemorating Monash.
Hottest King, i mean, look at those eyes, don´t get me wrong;Nicholas II was all right as well, but when i imagine George the fifth looking into my soul with those bright sky coloured eyes and softly speaking to me with that beautiful british accent...............
I'm just impressed that with all the destruction of Europes monarchies, the British monarchy was able to survive both world wars
Winners don’t lose their thrones
The british monarchy isnt the only monarchy left in europe there are actually many the netherlands belgium sweden norway denmark spain luxembourg etc..
U deserve wayyy more subs love ur vid plz keep the good work up
Best ww1 channel out there!!!!
He was one of our best monarchs, deserving of more recognition than he receives.
'Bugger Bognor!'
Definitely my favourite King
You did not mention King George's involvement in denying asylum to Tsar Nicholas and his family, this leading to their murders.
nexttsar Or his giving homes to a number of Romanovs, or of sending a ship to the Crimea to take them to safety or of paying the dowager Empress, his aunt, £10,000 a year to cover her living costs when she went home to Denmark.
I'd be interested in a film about this guy...
DAMN! This guy was a badass
This show just keeps getting better
glad i've got this guys signature in my house
2:37 is that mr.Bean disguised as a maid in that photo??
Can you do a who did what on clement Attlee?
I know he was a soldier at Gallipoli
I remember an earlier episode mentioned he was wounded in Mesopotamia, so great question!
Why would anyone do a video on an empty cab?
We sailors never smile while on duty
Loved this bio special about King George V since a famous theater in my country is named after him... will try to know why and add it to this comment ;)
now do an eppisode about sir Bernard Law Montgommery
I'd party with George V.
George V: Its over Wilhelm! I have the moral high ground!
Wilhelm: You underestimate the greyness of the Great War.
Historians: Don't try it.
For some reason, World War 1 interests me more than World War 2.
My favourite King