George VI -The Reluctant King

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Reputations: George VI: The Reluctant King

George VI: The Reluctant King

09/05/2000

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Documentary about the shy and retiring George VI, who reluctantly took the crown.

Documentary about the shy and retiring George VI, who reluctantly took the crown after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in 1936.

Documentary about Albert Frederick Arthur George, known to his family as Bertie, who came to the throne when his brother Edward VIII abdicated. Thrust into the spotlight, this shy man overcame his fears of public speaking to become one of the country's best-loved monarchs.

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