Word: sovereign
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...principal gentlemen of quality, with the Lord Mayor. Aldermen and citizens of London, do now hereby, with one voice and consent of tongue and heart, publish and proclaim that the high and mighty Prince Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David is now. by the death of our late Sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful, rightful Liege-Lord. Edward VIII, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas. King, Defender of the Faith. Emperor of India...
...successive British reigns the head of the Sovereign on coins and stamps faces alternately left & right. Thus Queen Victoria faces left, King Edward VII right, King George V left. King Edward VIII is to face right, but not until 1937, officials announced last week...
...prestige with subjects and statesmen rises, and he learns by experience where and upon whom judicious pressure by the King can make itself felt. On the Continent this is no less true than in England and Dutchmen, for example, consider themselves most fortunate to have so ripe a sovereign as Wilhelmina, whose wisdom and sagacity in her constitutional sphere are immense. Contrary to some mistaken impressions overseas, King George in his last years was a terror to certain British statesmen because of His Majesty's quiet strength of character and experience in getting his way by imperceptible means...
...heart severely strained by his illness eight years ago, the King exerted himself before winter and its dangers should come on to have Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin seek and safely win an election which entrenched the British Conservatives in power for five more years, a great satisfaction to the Sovereign...
...years which have followed, the House of Windsor has not only survived the General Strike, several Labor (Socialist) Cabinets and Depression, but it has carried onward & upward with an aggressive strength, a rising British devotion to the Crown and an increased influence by the Sovereign personally in guiding Cabinet affairs which were triumphantly due to the remarkable personal qualities of King George and Queen Mary...