Cultural depictions of George V

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Portrait of George V at Delhi by Christopher Clark, 1915. He wears the uniform of the 18th King George's Own Lancers.

George V has been portrayed on screen by:

* Derek Erskine in the 1925 silent film The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama
* Carleton Hobbs in the 1965 film A King's Story
* Michael Osborne in the 1975 ATV drama series Edward the Seventh
* Marius Goring in the 1978 Thames Television series Edward & Mrs. Simpson
* Keith Varnier in the 1978 LWT drama series Lillie
* Rene Aranda in the 1980 film The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
* Terence Brook in the 1981 drama series The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
* Guy Deghy in the 1981 Southern Television drama series Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
* Andrew Gilmour in the 1985 Australian miniseries A Thousand Skies
* David Ravenswood in the 1990 Australian TV miniseries The Great Air Race
* John Warner in the 1991 RTÉ TV drama The Treaty
* David Troughton in the 1999 BBC TV drama All the King's Men
* Rupert Frazer in the 2002 TV miniseries Shackleton
* Alan Bates in the 2002 Carlton Television drama Bertie and Elizabeth
* Tom Hollander in the 2003 BBC miniseries The Lost Prince and in the 2021 film The King's Man
* Clifford Rose in the 2005 TV drama Wallis & Edward
* Julian Wadham in the 2007 TV drama My Boy Jack
* Laurence Rickard and Tom Stourton in 2009 TV series Horrible Histories
* Michael Gambon in the 2010 film The King's Speech[1]
* James Fox in the 2011 film W.E.
* Guy Williams in the 2013 Christmas episode of Downton Abbey
* Simon Jones in the 2019 film Downton Abbey
* Richard Dillane in the 2022 fifth season of The Crown
* Jamie Thomas King in "Honeymoon in Hampshire" (November 7, 2022), episode 9 of season 16 of the Canadian television period drama Murdoch Mysteries[2]

## References

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1. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (28 September 2023). "Michael Gambon graced cinema and made every cameo a star turn". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
2. ^ "Honeymoon in Hampshire". Retrieved 17 January 2025.

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George V

King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, Emperor of India (1910–1936)

Family|

* Mary of Teck (wife)
* Edward VIII (son)
* George VI (son)
* Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (daughter)
* Henry, Duke of Gloucester (son)
* George, Duke of Kent (son)
* Prince John (son)
* Edward VII (father)
* Alexandra of Denmark (mother)
* Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (brother)
* Louise, Princess Royal (sister)
* Princess Victoria (sister)
* Maud, Queen of Norway (sister)
* Prince Alexander John of Wales (brother)
* Descendants
* House of Windsor

Events|

* Wedding
* Proclamation of accession
* Accession Declaration Act 1910
* Coronation
* Honours
* Medal
* Police Medal
* Delhi Durbar
* Honours
* State and official visits made
* Hunting trip in Nepal
* State visits received
* Festival of Empire
* Buckingham Palace Conference
* British Empire Exhibition
* Silver Jubilee of George V
* Medal
* Death and state funeral

Related|

* Prime ministers
* Household
* Mylius libel
* Titles and honours
* Royal Family Order

Depictions|

| Radio addresses|

* Royal Christmas Message
* Royal address to the nation

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Film and television|

* Edward the Seventh (1975)
* Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
* The Treaty (1991)
* All the King's Men (1999)
* Bertie and Elizabeth (2002)
* The Lost Prince (2003)
* Wallis & Edward (2005)
* The King's Speech (2010)
* W.E. (2011)
* Downton Abbey (2019)
* The King's Man (2020)
* The Crown (2022)

Documentaries|

* With Our King and Queen Through India (1912)
* King George and Queen Mary (2012)

Statues and
memorials|

* King George V Memorial
* King George V Memorial, Melbourne
* Statue at Westminster
* King George V Avenue of Memorial English Oaks

Portraits|

* Coronation Portrait

Books and poems|

* The King's Pilgrimage (1922)
* The Faraway Drums (1981)

Stamps|

* Admirals
* Postal Union Congress £1 stamp
* British Empire Exhibition postage stamps
* King George V Seahorses

Namesakes|

* HMS King George V
* 1911 Battleship
* 1939 Battleship
* TS King George V
* George V Land
* George V Coast
* George V (Paris Métro)
* King George V DLR station
* King George V Stakes
* GWR 6000 Class 6000 King George V
* King George V Dock, London
* King George V National Park
* Schools
* King George V College
* King George's Medical University
* King George V School, Gilbert and Ellice Islands
* King George V School, Hong Kong
* King George V School, Seremban
* King George's Fields
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* Edward VIII →

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Cultural depictions of English and British monarchs

Kingdom of the
English
886–1066|

* Alfred the Great
* Edward the Elder
* Æthelflæd
* Ælfweard
* Athelstan the Glorious1
* Edmund the Magnificent1
* Eadred1
* Eadwig the Fair1
* Edgar the Peaceable1
* Edward the Martyr
* Æthelred the Unready
* Sweyn Forkbeard
* Edmund Ironside
* Cnut1
* Harold Harefoot
* Harthacnut
* Edward the Confessor
* Harold Godwinson
* Edgar the Ætheling

Kingdom of
England
1066–1649|

* William I
* William II
* Henry I
* Stephen
* Matilda
* Henry II2
* Henry the Young King
* Richard I
* John2
* Henry III2
* Edward I2
* Edward II2
* Edward III2
* Richard II2
* Henry IV2
* Henry V2
* Henry VI2
* Edward IV2
* Edward V2
* Richard III2
* Henry VII2
* Henry VIII2
* Edward VI2
* Jane2
* Mary I2 with Philip2
* Elizabeth I 2
* James I3
* Charles I3

Commonwealth of
England, Scotland and Ireland
1653–1659|

* Oliver Cromwell4
* Richard Cromwell4

Kingdom of
England
1660–1707|

* Charles II3
* James II3
* William III and Mary II3
* Anne3

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Scotland
843–1707 (traditional)|

* Kenneth I MacAlpin
* Donald I
* Constantine I (II)
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* Malcolm II
* Duncan I
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* Donald III
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* Alexander I
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* William I the Lion
* Alexander II
* Alexander III
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* John
* Robert I
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* Robert III
* James I
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* James III
* James IV
* James V
* Mary I
* James VI 5
* Charles I5
* Charles II5
* James VII5
* Mary II5
* William III5
* Anne5

British monarchs after
the Acts of Union 1707|

* Anne
* George I
* George II
* George III
* George IV
* William IV
* Victoria
* Edward VII
* George V
* Edward VIII
* George VI
* Elizabeth II
* Charles III

1Overlord of Britain. 2Also ruler of Ireland. 3Also ruler of Scotland and Ireland. 4Lord Protector.
5Also ruler of England and Ireland. Debatable or disputed rulers are in italics.
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