The Parliament Act 1911 established the supremacy of the elected British House of Commons over the unelected House of Lords.
George's reign saw the rise of socialism, communism, fascism, Irish republicanism, and the Indian independence movement all of which radically changed the political landscape of the British Empire. He became king-emperor on his father's death in 1910. On Victoria's death in 1901, George's father ascended the throne as Edward VII, and George was created Prince of Wales. From 1877 to 1892, 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.
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from until his death in 1936.īorn during the reign of his grandmother Queen Victoria, George was third in the line of succession behind his father, Prince Albert Edward, and his own elder brother, Prince Albert Victor.
