George V, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India

     George V was born to Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark on June 3, 1865. At this time Queen Victoria was on the throne and little George was third in line for succession, behind his father and older brother. But both his brother's and his father's deaths placed him on the throne in 1910, where he would reign for almost 26 years.
      But out of all of England's monarchs, why is King George V so memorable?

The Answer

     Because he, more so than any of his predecessors or successors, was also Emperor George. Under him the British empire expanded to its largest reach yet. All that area in red was part of the great British Empire. Crazy right? The age of imperialism was in full swing. Though that age has closed, it still lives resplendent in books and movies all around the world, and, with it, George V does too.