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Respect for King George greatly increased during World War I, and he visited the
front in France several times. After World War I the king was confronted by an
outbreak of serious industrial unrest. He was also faced with a difficult decision
on ...
Respect for King George greatly increased during World War I, and he visited the
front in France several times. After World War I the king was confronted by an
outbreak of serious industrial unrest. He was also faced with a difficult decision
on ...
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He refused to help King Henry III on the French expedition of 1253 but was with
him afterward at Paris. Thereafter he went on a diplomatic errand to Scotland and
was sent to Germany to work among the princes for the election of his stepfather,
...
He refused to help King Henry III on the French expedition of 1253 but was with
him afterward at Paris. Thereafter he went on a diplomatic errand to Scotland and
was sent to Germany to work among the princes for the election of his stepfather,
...
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1726) daughter of George William, duke of Brunswick and Celle, divorced (under
Hanoverian law) 1692 GEORGE II (1683-1760) king of Great Britain and Ireland
1727-60 Sophia Dorothea = Frederick William I (d.1757) (1688-1740) king of ...
1726) daughter of George William, duke of Brunswick and Celle, divorced (under
Hanoverian law) 1692 GEORGE II (1683-1760) king of Great Britain and Ireland
1727-60 Sophia Dorothea = Frederick William I (d.1757) (1688-1740) king of ...
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