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| 1895 | Birth |  |
| 14th Dec Sandringham Birth of George VI, 2nd son of George V |
| 1909 | Education | |
| Osbourne Enters the Royal Naval College |
| 1912 | Education | |
| Dartmouth Passes out from Dartmouth |
| 1914 | Health | |
| Operated on for appendicitis |
| 1916 | Battle of Jutland | |
| Sees service at the battle of Jutland |
| 1916 | Order Garter | |
| 14th Dec Awarded the Order of the Garter on his 21st birthday |
| 1917 | Health | |
| 30th Nov Operated on for a duodenal ulcer |
| 1917 | House of Windsor | |
| 17th July A royal proclamation by George V provides that all agnatic descendants of Queen Victoria would be members of the House of Windsor with the personal surname of Windsor |
| 1918 | Capture of Brussels | |
| Brussels Present when the Belgian royal family re-enter Brussels |
| 1918 | Education | |
| Boulogne Receives training in flying, an Avro biplane, & earns his wings |
| 1919 | Education | |
| Oct Cambridge Enters Cambridge as a freshman, Trinity College |
| 1919 | President | |
| Appointed President of the Boys' Welfare Association |
| 1920 | Peerage | |
| 23rd June York Created the Duke of York & takes his seat in the House of Lords |
| 1921 | York's Boys Camps | |
| York Founds the Duke of York's Boys Camps |
| 1922 | Marriage | |
| Belgrade Attends the wedding of King Alexander of Yugoslavia as his "sponsor" |
| 1923 | Marriage | |
| 26th April London Marries Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon, youngest daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore |
| 1925 | Exhibition Wembley | |
| Wembley Appointed Chairman of the Committee for the Wembley Exhibition |
| 1926 | Birth | |
| Birth of Elizabeth II, daughter of George VI & Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon |
| 1927 | Diplomacy | |
| Canberra Attends the inauguration of the Parliament House in Australia |
| 1927 | Legislation | |
| Under the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, the monarch also becomes separately the king or queen of many Commonwealth Realms, including Australia, Canada, NewZealand, SouthAfrica, and others |
| 1927 | Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act | |
| Under the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, the monarch also becomes separately the king or queen of many Commonwealth Realms, including Australia, Canada, NewZealand, SouthAfrica, and others |
| 1927 | Rule of Australia | |
| The Irish Free State leaves the United Kingdom in 1922, the actual name of the kingdom is not changed until 1927, when he becomes separately the King of Ireland |
| 1927 | Rule of Canada | |
| Under the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, the monarch also becomes separately the king or queen of many Commonwealth Realms, including Australia, Canada, NewZealand, SouthAfrica, and others |
| 1927 | Rule of Ireland | |
| Under the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, the monarch also becomes separately the king or queen of many Commonwealth Realms, including Australia, Canada, NewZealand, SouthAfrica, and others |
| 1927 | Rule of New Zealand | |
| Under the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, the monarch also becomes separately the king or queen of many Commonwealth Realms, including Australia, Canada, NewZealand, SouthAfrica, and others |
| 1928 | Health | |
| Incapacitated by illness & delegates Sovereign authority to Counsellors of State |
| 1930 | Birth | |
| George VI & Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon have a daughter, Princess Margaret |
| 1936 | Death | |
| Death of George V, becomes Heir-Presumptive to the Crown |
| 1936 | Health | |
| Incapacitated by illness & delegates Sovereign authority to Counsellors of State |
| 1936 | Succession | |
| London Succeeds as King of Great Britain, after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII |
| 1937 | Constitution | |
| Regency Act, defines Sovereign powers which can be delegated if the Sovereign is unfit |
| 1937 | Coronation | |
| 12th May Westminster Abbey Crowned George raher than Albert, too German & indicates link with George V |
| 12th May Westminster Abbey Crowned King of Great Britain |
| 1937 | Diplomacy | |
| Aug The Windsors travel to Germany on a fact finding tour |
| 1937 | Legislation | |
| Regency Act, defines Sovereign powers which can be delegated if the Sovereign is unfit |
| 1937 | National Maritime Museum | |
| 27th April Greenwich George VI's 1st public apearence since the abdication |
| 27th April Greenwich Opens the National Maritime Museum, 1st public appearence since the abdication |
| 27th April Greenwich Opens the National Maritime Museum |
| 1937 | Reform | |
| Regency Act, defines Sovereign powers which can be delegated if the Sovereign is unfit |
| 1937 | Resignation | |
| 27th May Accepts Baldwin's resignation |
| 1937 | Succession | |
| 10th Dec 10th to 12th Dec, proclaimed King by the Dominions |
| 1938 | Diplomacy | |
| Makes a state visit to Canada, 1st British Sovereign to visit the New World |
| Makes a state visit to USA, 1st British Sovereign to visit the New World |
| July Paris Promotes the Entente in Paris |
| 19th July Paris Pays a Royal visit to Paris |
| 19th July London Pays a Royal visit to Paris |
| 1938 | Exhibition British Empire | |
| 3rd May Glasgow Opens the exhibition at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow |
| 1939 | Broadcast | |
| 3rd Sep Makes a broadcast to the nation after the declaration of war |
| 1939 | Declaration of War | |
| 3rd Sep Antibes Present at Antibes when Britain declares war |
| 1939 | Diplomacy | |
| Mar Tours Canada |
| Mar Tours the USA |
| 6th May Leaves for Canada |
| 17th May Wolfe's Cove Berths at Wolfe's Cove 1 mile from Quebec |
| 19th May Ottawa Address es the Canadian Parliament & gives Royal Assent to Canadian Bills |
| 7th June Niagra Falls Cross es the Niagra Suspension Bridge into the United States |
| 7th June Niagra Falls Greeted by President Roosevelt & his wife |
| 1940 | Battle of Britain | |
| London Stays in London during the Battle of Britain & the Blitz |
| Sep Buckingham Pal Buckingham Palace is hit by 6 bombs while George VI is in residence |
| 1940 | Bombing of Buckingham Palace | |
| Buckingham Pal The King & Queen remain resident in London, Buckingham Palace is bombed twice |
| 1940 | Bombing of Coventry | |
| Nov Coventry Tours the ruins of Coventry for 5 hrs |
| 1940 | Bombing of London | |
| London The King & Queen remain resident in London, Buckingham Palace is bombed twice |
| 9th Sep Buckingham Pal A bomb falls on the garden of Buckingham Palace |
| 1940 | Constitution | |
| Wants Halifax to sit in the Commons as PM with his peerage in temporary abeyance |
| 1940 | Medal | |
| 23rd Sep London Initiates the George Cross as the highest award for bravery for citizens |
| 1941 | Diplomacy | |
| Mar London Meets Winant, the new USAAmbasador, in London, breaks with precedent |
| 1942 | Bombing of Bath | |
| May Beth Visits Bath |
| 1942 | Medal | |
| Malta Awards the George Cross to the Island of Malta |
| 1943 | Broadcast | |
| 25th Dec London Speaks with assurance of, "our coming victory" |
| 1944 | D Day | |
| 17th June Normandy Cross es over to Normandy in the Arethusa & attends a conference at Montogomery's HQ |
| 1945 | Victory in Europe VE Day | |
| 8th May London Broadcasts a victory message to the nation & commonwealth at 9.00 p.m. |
| 1947 | Diplomacy | |
| Salisbury Pays a Royal visit to Rhodes ia & opens the state Parliamen |
| Tours Sth Africa |
| Feb Offers to return to Britain from tour of Sth Africa but Attlee refuses |
| Feb Cape Town Opens the new session of Parliament in Cape Town |
| 1st Feb Portsmouth Departs on HMS Vanguard for Sth Africa to help Jan Smuts against the Nationalist Party |
| 17th Feb Cape Town 1st time a reigning British Sovereign had step foot on Sth African soil |
| 17th Feb Cape Town Arrives at Duncan Dock received by the Governor-General, Prime Minister & the Cabinet |
| 1947 | Independence | |
| 15th Aug The King is no longer King-Emperor |
| 1947 | Marriage | |
| July Give consent under the Royal Marriages Act for Elizabet to marry the Duke of Edinburgh |
| 20th Nov Gives Elizabeth away to the Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey |
| 1947 | Peerage | |
| 20th Nov Makes Philip the Duke of Edinburgh prior to his wedding to Elizabeth |
| 1948 | Anniversary | |
| 26th April Celebrates 25 yrs of marriage to Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon |
| 1948 | Diplomacy | |
| The visit to Sth Africa does not prevent Nationalist victory at the elections |
| 1948 | Reform | |
| June Surrenders the title Emperor of India |
| 1948 | Rule of India | |
| June Surrenders the title Emperor of India |
| 1950 | Diplomacy | |
| London Pays host at a state visit by the President of the French Republic |
| 1951 | Anniversary | |
| 11th Dec Celebrates the 15th year of his accession to the throne |
| 1951 | Festival Britain | |
| London Opens the Festival of Britain |
| 1951 | Government | |
| 26th Oct Churchill accepts George VI's commission to form a government |
| 1951 | Health | |
| London Has part of his left lung removed because of lung cancer |
| May London Prostrated by an attack of influenza, most official engagements are cancelled |
| 23rd Sep London Operated on at Buckingham Palace |
| 1951 | Parliament | |
| Sep London Agrees to the Prime Minister's request to close Parliament |
| 1951 | Resignation | |
| 26th Oct London Attlee hands in his resignation as Prime Minister to George VI |
| 1952 | Death | |
| 6th Feb London Death of George VI, only 56 |
