Ascending to the throne during a time at which Europe was upon the brink of war, you oversaw the greatest territorial expansion of the British Empire and of the navy which protected it. 'May God ever stand watchful by His Majesty, George V, King of the United Kingdom and of her Empire. He was the only Emperor of India to be present at his own Delhi Durbar. On the death of his grandmother in 1901, George's father became King-Emperor of the British Empire, and George was made Prince of Wales. From 1877 to 1891, George served in the Royal Navy, until the unexpected death of his elder brother in early 1892 put him directly in line for the throne. From the time of his birth, he was third in the line of succession behind his father and his elder brother, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale. He was the second son of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), and the grandson of the reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria.

George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from until his death in 1936. In 1922 the southern portion of Ireland was granted its independence, and the UK was once again renamed, this time becoming 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.'

In 1800 the United Kingdom attempted to unite with Ireland, becoming the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.' Many of the largely Roman Catholic Irish were bitterly opposed to the union, leading to a terrible insurgency that lasted for over a century. However, England was the largest, wealthiest and most powerful part of the United Kingdom, so much so that many still use the terms England and the United Kingdom interchangeably, much to the annoyance of the Welsh and Scots (and later, the Northern Irish). The English and Scottish Parliaments were merged, and England ceased to exist as a political entity. In 1707, the 'Acts of Union' united the kingdoms of Scotland with that of England and Wales.

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