num_pages: 506
description: The first major biography in over thirty years of the man who replaced Edward VIII on the empty British throne. After his older brother abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson, the younger George (born Albert) assumed the throne at a crucial time in history, with Hitler and Mussolini allied and Europe moving inexorably towards war. 16 pages of photographs.
language: English
title: The Reluctant King: The Life and Reign of George VI, 1895-1952
titlecomplete: The Reluctant King: The Life and Reign of George VI, 1895-1952
characters: George VI of the United Kingdom, Alan Lascelles
genres: 20th Century, Historical, History, World War II, Biography Memoir, Biography, Nonfiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 494
publisher: St Martin's Press