Sixty-eight years ago this month, King George VI died and left behind a legacy as a ruler who upheld the crown through scandal and war — despite never wanting to ascend to the throne. And, of ...

Look no further than the Queen Mother - a colossal figure in the modern history of the Royal Family who we might never have met had King George VI been the heir. This week it has been 102 years ...

Wait, what? It’s true: Her father was not supposed to take the throne. Indeed, the story of how King George VI became king is one for the ages. Nearly a century ago, the unlikely story began ...

Perhaps more popular in death than in life, King George VI has been portrayed a myriad of times on film, television, the stage and even radio, most recently by Oscar winner Colin Firth in 2010’s ...

Named Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor, George VI was welcomed into the world at York Cottage in Sandringham on December 14, 1895, by the Duke and Duchess of York, who were later crowned ...

In PEOPLE's exclusive excerpt from royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith's new book, George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy, the last crowning of a king is revisited Simon ...

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Sixty-eight years ago this month, King George VI died and left behind a legacy as a ruler who upheld the crown through scandal and war — despite never wanting to ascend to the throne. And, of ...

Our royal experts detail the shocking tale of how King George VI became king of England. Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning British monarch and beloved by the people—but she was ...