Summary
KING George V, when not dissing Bognor as a place to recuperate, was only marginally more impressed by "abroad", which he denounced as "bloody".
This shows the ability of the Royal Family to adapt to national attitudes of the time, especially as KGV was probably more GermanoDanish than actually English, although he perfectly fitted the image of the tweedy gent.See the full content of this document
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The British abroad armed with their teapots and moans
His reign coincided with the end of an era discussed in a highly entertaining book, The Smell of the Continent. The title says it all about British attitudes over the Chan...
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