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Contents:

Introduction……………………………………………….page 1

Chapter 1-“The King’s Speech”- The movie……………..page 1

Chapter 2-“ eorge !I o" #.K”…………………………...page $

Chapter %-“&irth and 'ami()”…………………………….page *

Chapter +-“,ar() i"e”……………………………………page

Chapter $-“/i(itar) Career and ,ducation”….…………...page 0

Chapter *-“ /arriage”…………………………………….page 0

Chapter -“ e(uctant King”……………………………....page

Chapter 0-“ eign”……………………………………….page 13

Chapter -“I((ness and death”…………………………....page 12

&i4(iograph)……………………………………………..page 1%

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Introduction

It is the 2* th o" 'e4ruar) 2311 evening.The auditorium o" 5ead6uarter Center is "u((.7ctors and

actresses8directors and script 9riters8musicians and "i(m technicians a(( are ta en photos 4)

;ourna(ists8reporters8papararigina( Screenp(a)

A avid Seid(erB.

Chapter 1.

“The King’s Speech”- The movie

The King’s Speech is a &ritish "i(m o" the 2313 hostorica( drama directed 4) Tom 5ooper "rom a

screenp(a) 4) avid Seid(er.Co(in 'irth p(a)s ing eorge !I89ho8to get rid o" stammering8hires

ione( ogue A eo""re) ushB an austra(ian specia(ist in speech.The t9o men 4ecome good

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"riends as the) 9or together and a"ter his 4rother ,d9ard !III a4dicates 8the ne9 ing re(ies on

ogue to he(p him ma e his "irst 9artime radio 4roadcast on &ritainDs dec(aration o" 9ar on

erman) in 1 % at the 4eginning o" the Eor(d Ear II

It premiered on Fanuar) * 8 2313 at the Te((uride 'i(m 'estiva( and on Fanuar) 8 2311 in the

#.K.

The King’s Speech is the stor) o" a man 9ho must "ace the stammering .It is harder 9hen )ou

have to do this in "ront o" a microphone (istened to and 4) the 9ho(e Kingdom o" reat &ritain.

ogue to he(p him ma e his "irst 9artime radio 4roadcast on &ritainDs dec(aration o" 9ar on

erman) in 1 % .

Seid(er read a4out eorge !IDs (i"e a"ter overcoming a stuttering condition he endured during his

)outh. 5e started 9riting a4out the re(ationship 4et9een the monarch and his therapist as ear() as

the 1 03s8 4ut at the re6uest o" the KingDs 9ido98 Gueen ,(i


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e(eased in the #nited Kingdom on Fanuar) 23118 The KingDs Speech 9as a ma;or 4o=

o""ice and critica( success . Censors initia(() gave it adu(t ratings due to pro"anit)8 though these

9ere (ater revised do9n9ards a"ter criticism 4) the ma ers and distri4utors in the #K and some

instances o" s9earing 9ere muted in the #S. >n a 4udget o" H0 mi((ion8 it earned over

+33 mi((ion internationa(() AH2$3 mi((ionB. It 9as 9ide() praised 4) "i(m critics "or its visua(

st)(e8 art direction8 and acting. >ther commentators discussed the "i(mDs representation o"

historica( detai(8 especia(() the reversa( o" Einston Churchi((D s opposition to a4dication. The "i(m

received man) a9ards and nominations8 particu(ar() "or Co(in 'irthDs per"ormanceJ his o(den

(o4e 79ard "or &est 7ctor 9as the so(e 9in at that ceremon) "rom seven nominations. The

KingDs Speech 9on seven &ritish 7cadem) 'i(m 79ards 8 inc(uding &est @icture8 and&est

7ctor A'irthB8&est Supporting 7ctor A ushB8 and&est Supporting 7ctress A5e(ena &onham

Carter B. The "i(m a(so 9on "our 7cadem) 79ards: &est @icture8&est irector A5ooperB8 &est7ctor A'irthB8 and&est >rigina( Screenp(a) ASeid(erB.

Chapter 2.

George VI of the United Kingdom

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eorge !I A7(4ert 'rederic 7rthur eorge EindsorB A 1+ ecem4er 10 $ - * 'e4ruar) 1 $2B

4ecame the King o" the #nited Kingdom o" reat &ritain and ?orthern Ire(and and ,mperor o"

India8 upon the une=pected a4dication o" his 4rother8 ,d9ard !III . 5e reigned "rom 11

ecem4er 1 %* unti( his death. 7s 9e(( as 4eing King o" the #nited Kingdom o" reat &ritain

and ?orthern Ire(and and the &ritish dominions 4e)ond the seas8 eorge !I 9as the (ast ,mperor

o" India Aunti( 1 + B and the (ast King o" Ire(and Aunti( 1 + 8 succeeding to that tit(e 4) the

enactment o" the ,=terna( e(ations 7ct8 1 %*8 unti( its repea( in the epu4(ic o" Ire(and 7ct8

1 +0 9hen Ire(and a(so (e"t the Common9ea(thB. 5e 9as the third &ritish monarch to use the

name Eindsor8 the name his "ather had given to his 4ranch o" the erman ro)a( 5ouse o" Sa=e-

Co4urg and otha. 5e 9as ing during the Second Eor(d Ear.

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Chapter 3

Birth and family

eorge !I 9as 4orn on 1+ ecem4er 10 $ at or Cottage8 on the Sandringham ,state 8 ?or"o( .5is "ather 9as @rince eorge8 u e o" or A(ater King eorge ! B8 the second 4ut e(dest

surviving son o" The @rince A(ater ,d9ard !II B and @rincess o" Ea(es A 7(e=andra o" enmar B.

5is mother 9as the uchess o" or A(ater Gueen /ar)B8 the e(dest daughter o" @rince 'rancis8

u e o" Tec and @rincess /ar) 7de(aide o" Cam4ridge. The da) 9as the anniversar) o" the

death o" his great grand"ather8 @rince 7(4ert8 the @rince Consort. #ncertain o" ho9 7(4ertDs

9ido9 Gueen !ictoria 9ou(d ta e this ne9s8 the @rince o" Ea(es 9rote to his son8 @rince

eorge8 u e o" or 8 that the Gueen had 4een Lrather distressedL. T9o da)s (ater8 he 9rote

again: LI rea(() thin it 9ou(d grati") her i" )ou )ourse(" proposed the name 7(4ert to herL. This

mo((i"ied the 4a4)Ds great-grandmother8 9ho 9rote to the 4a4)Ds mother8 the uchess o" or : LI

am a(( impatience to see the ne9 one8 4orn on such a sad da) 4ut rather more dear to me8

especia(() as he 9i(( 4e ca((ed 4) that dear name 9hich is a 4)9ord "or a(( that is great and

good.L 5o9ever8 his materna( grandmother @rincess /ar) 7de(aide o" Cam4ridge did not (i e

the "irst name the 4a4) had 4een given8 and she 9rote prophetica(() that she hoped the (ast name

Lma) supp(ant the (ess "avoured oneL.

5e 9as 4aptised at St /ar) /agda(eneDs Church near Sandringham three months (ater. 5is

godparents 9ere Gueen !ictoria 8 ,mpress 'rederic 8 rand u e 'riedrich Ei(he(m

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eventua(() ascend the throne8 died une=pected() at a )oung age on 1+ Fanuar) 10 2

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son o" the @rince o" Ea(es the st)(e o)a( 5ighness. Thus 7(4ert 9as then st)(ed 5is o)a(

5ighness @rince 7(4ert o" or .

Gueen !ictoria died on 22 Fanuar) 1 31. The @rince o" Ea(es succeeded her as King ,d9ard

!II. The u e o" or 4ecame the ne9 @rince o" Ea(es. @rince ,d9ard 9as then second in (ine

"or the throne8 and @rince 7(4ert 9as no9 third.

Chapter 5

"ilitary #areer and ed$#ation

'rom 1 3 7(4ert attended the o)a( ?ava( Co((ege8 >s4orne as a nava( cadet. espite coming

4ottom o" the c(ass in the "ina( e=amination8 7(4ert progressed to the o)a( ?ava( Co((ege8artmouth in 1 11. Ehen ,d9ard !II died on * /a) 1 13 7(4ertDs "ather 4ecame King eorge

!. @rince ,d9ard 9as created @rince o" Ea(es on 2 Fune 1 13 and 7(4ert 9as no9 second in (ine

to the throne.

7(4ert 9as commissioned as a midshipman on 1$ Septem4er 1 1%8 one )ear (ater he 9as serving

in Eor(d Ear I A 1 1+ N 1 10B. 5e sa9 action a4oard 5/S Co((ing9ood in the &att(e o"

Fut(and A %1 /a) N 1 Fune 1 1*B. The 4att(e 9as a tactica( victor) "or the erman ,mpire 4ut a

strategic victor) "or the #nited Kingdom . In 1 10 7(4ert trans"erred to the ne9()-created o)a(

7ir 'orce 4ut did not see an) "urther action in the 9ar8 (arge() through i(( hea(th caused 4) a

duodena( u(cer. 7"ter the 9ar8 7(4ert studied histor)8 economics and civics "or a )ear at Trinit)

Co((ege8 Cam4ridge 8 "rom >cto4er 1 1 .

In 1 23 @rince 7(4ert 9as created u e o" or 8 ,ar( o" Inverness and &aron Ki((arne). 5e then

4egan to ta e on ro)a( duties8 representing his "ather8 King eorge !. #pon ta ing the throne8 he

4ecame an 7dmira( o" the '(eet in the o)a( ?av).

Chapter 6

"arriage

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It 9as unusua(8 in a time 9hen ro)a(s 9ere e=pected to marr) "e((o9 ro)a(s8 that 7(4ert had a

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>n Fanuar) 238 1 %*8 King eorge ! died and @rince ,d9ard ascended the throne as ,d9ard

!III. 7s he had no chi(dren8 7(4ert 9as no9 the heir presumptive to the throne unti( the

unmarried ,d9ard !III had an) (egitimate chi(dren8 or died. eorge ! had had severe

reservations a4out ,d9ard8 sa)ing8 LI pra) od that m) e(dest son 9i(( never marr) and that

nothing 9i(( come 4et9een &ertie and i(i4et and the throne.L ess than a )ear (ater

on ecem4er 118 1 %*8 ,d9ard !III a4dicated the throne in order to marr) his (ove8 Ea((is

Ear"ie(d Simpson. Thus @rince 7(4ert8 u e o" or 8 9as no9 ing8 a position he 9as re(uctant

to accept. The da) 4e"ore the a4dication8 he 9ent to ondon to see his mother8 Gueen /ar). 5e

9rote in his diar)8 LEhen I to(d her 9hat had happened8 I 4ro e do9n and so44ed (i e a chi(d.L

It is a((eged that there 9as 4rie" specu(ation as to the desira4i(it) o" 4)passing him and his

4rother8 @rince 5enr)8 u e o" (oucester8 in "avour o" the )ounger 4rother @rince eorge8 u eo" Kent. This seems to have 4een suggested on the grounds that @rince eorge 9as the on()

4rother 9ith8 at that time8 a son.

7(4ert assumed the st)(e and tit(e King eorge !I to emphasise continuit) 9ith his "ather and

restore con"idence in the monarch). 5is "irst act 9as to con"er upon his 4rother the tit(e 5 5

The u e o" Eindsor. Three da)s a"ter his accession8 on his "ort)-"irst 4irthda)8 he invested the

Gueen 9ith the >rder o" the arter .

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&eign

The 4eginning o" eorge !IDs reign 9as ta en up 4) 6uestions surrounding his predecessor and

4rother8 9hose tit(es8 st)(e and position 9ere uncertain. 5e had 4een introduced as L5is o)a(

5ighness @rince ,d9ardL "or the 74dication 4roadcast 4ut eorge !I "e(t that 4) a4dicating and

renouncing the succession ,d9ard had (ost the right to 4ear o)a( tit(es8 inc(uding L o)a(5ighnessL. In sett(ing the issue8 eorge !I created ,d9ard the u e o" Eindsor8 and the etters

@atent creating the du edom entit(ed ,d9ard to 4e st)(ed 5is o)a( 5ighness8 4ut prevented an)

9i"e and chi(dren "rom 4eing simi(ar() st)(ed. eorge !I 9as a(so "orced to 4u) the ro)a( houses

o"&a(mora( Cast(e and Sandringham 5ouse "rom @rince ,d9ard8 as these 9ere private properties

and did not pass to eorge !I on his accession.

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eorge !IDs coronation too p(ace on 12 /a) 1 % Pthe intended date o" ,d9ardDs coronation.

In a 4rea 9ith tradition8 Gueen /ar) attended the coronation as a sho9 o" support "or her son.

There 9as no dur4ar he(d in e(hi "or eorge !I8 as had occurred "or his "ather8 as the cost

9ou(d have 4een a 4urden to the government o" India in the depths o" the epression. ising

Indian nationa(ism made the 9e(come 9hich the ro)a( coup(e 9ou(d have received (i e() to 4e

muted at 4est8 and a pro(onged a4sence "rom &ritain 9ou(d have 4een undesira4(e in the tense

period 4e"ore Eor(d Ear II 9ithout the strategic advantages o" the ?orth 7merican tour 9hich in

the event 9as underta en in 1 % .

The gro9ing (i e(ihood o" 9ar erupting in ,urope 9ou(d dominate the reign o" King eorge !I.

Initia(() the King and Gueen too an appeasement stance against 7do(" 5it(er8 supporting the

po(ic) o" ?evi((e Cham4er(ain. The King and Gueen greeted Cham4er(ain on his return "romnegotiating the /unich 7greement in 1 %08 and invited him to appear on the 4a(con)

o" &uc ingham @a(ace 9ith them8 spar ing anger among anti-appeasement /@s

inc(uding Einston Churchi(( .

In 1 % 8 the King and Gueen undertoo an e=tensive tour o" Canada 8"rom 9hich the) made a

shorter visit to the #nited States o" 7merica . eorge 9as the "irst reigning monarch to visit either

o" these countries. The ro)a( coup(e 9ere accompanied throughout the trip to the #nited States

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eorge !I and Gueen ,(in * 'e4ruar) 1 $28 eorge !I died in his s(eep at Sandringham 5ouse in ?or"o( 8 at the age o"

$*. 5e 9as the on() &ritish monarch o" modern times 9hose death 9as not o4served and 9hose

precise moment o" death 9as not recorded. 5is "unera( too p(ace on 'e4ruar) 1$8 and he 9as

4uried in St eorgeDs Chape( in Eindsor Cast(e. In 23328 the 4od) o" his 9i"e ,(i


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