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The following annotated, student-generated links fall under several categories:

Lauren English [] This link talks a little bit about the tense relationship between the king's sons. However, the BBC news says that the sons were actually very close until the age of 30. The link also mentions how good of a speaker George V1's father was.

Morgan Sondgeroth [] This link is a general history of King George VI. It talks a little bit about his early life along with what happened when his brother stepped down from the crown and the effect he had on the country during his time.

(Emily France) [] This is a lengthy article about the history behind the Kings Speech and a synopsis of the film. It goes over how he had to speak into a live microphone to announce the upcoming of the war. They stated that during his 1944 speech he stumbled only on the word weapon and did so on purpose because if he did not make a mistake the public would not know it was him speaking.

Amanda Nibbelin [] This is a post by a regular guy who happens to know a lot about the history of the english monarchy. He starts out talking about the lineage of the throne. Then he goes into a description of the realtionship between Lionel Logue and Albert. He makes the point that the relationship between them was much more formal than portrayed in the movie.

Jake Irwin [] This is a site that talks about the Life of King George VI and his sudden claim to the throne. It also goes down the line of all the monarchs in Britain's history.
 * HISTORICAL Context** on the Royal Family featured in the film

Ali Lohr

This article is about Wallis Simpson and the scandal she caused by marrying Edward VIII. This article says that it is the biggest scandal to ever hit the royal family. She was very domineering, but that was why Edward fell for her. Her first husband was a naval pilot, and she cheated on him frequently. When they finally divorced, she had already met her second husband, who had divorced his first wife in order to marry Wallis. Wallis was not very beautiful, but she was very charismatic and knew how to manipulate people to get what she wanted.
 * @http://scandalouswoman.blogspot.com/2007/12/duchess-of-windsor-woman-who-would-have.html ||

Allison Richards http://www.britroyals.com/windsor.asp?id=elizabeth_bowes This site is talking about King George VI wife Elizabeth and giving the background on her life. Her brother died in one of the wars and her other brother was caught and held as a prisoner of war. She rejected Albert's engagements the first two times because she did not want to give up her independence and waned to be able to think for herself. It also said that she lived to be 101 and died 7 weeks after her eldest daughter Princess Margaret.

Sienna Reuter [] This article is a biography on Lionel Logue, the speech pathologist who helped cure King Albert's speech impediment.

Rachel Wall [] article about the King's Speech being full of falsifications of history. Churchill was in fact a good politician, who helped lobby against European Fascism, but he involved himself in matters such as placing a pro-Nazi at the throne. He threw away his political capital when he showed up to deliver his speech drunk.

Jane McCullough [] This link provides a brief history of King George IV’s life, focusing on his brother’s abdication and his hardships with speech. It gives excerpts from speeches of Elizabeth and George IV. This link even provides diary entries from King George IV’s journal. It goes into a lot of detail of how the king overcame his stammer during a time when his country needed a great leader.
 * HISTORICAL CONTEXT** on the time period depicted in the film

Rachel Wall [] article about the King's Speech being full of falsifications of history. Churchill was in fact a good politician, who helped lobby against European Fascism, but he involved himself in matters such as placing a pro-Nazi at the throne. He threw away his political capital when he showed up to deliver his speech drunk.

Jordan Armstrong

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This article talks about King George V older brother Edward VIII. Since he was the oldest he was originally supposed to succeed the throne. King George was usually in his shadow until Edward wanted to marry an American women, Mrs. Simpson. However since she had been divorced and was divorcing for a second time the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin, advised him if he were to marry he would have to step down from the throne[|Wallis Simpson: The woman who might have been queen]This article is about George VI's brother and his wife, Wallis, it describes Wallis's previous husbands and how she became known to Edward VIII. It also has information about Edward and Wallis's life after they wer married. How they were kept out of England and the scandals they were involved in. Katie Roberts Bayli Doubet http://scandalouswoman.blogspot.com/2007/12/duchess-of-windsor-woman-who-would-have.html Wallis Simpson- Edward VIII of Great Britain made his now famous abdication speech, saying he could no longer continue to fulfill his duties “without the woman I love.” From then on, the story of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson passed into the history books as the love story of the century. In the seventy one years, tons of books have been written about the couple, including their own memoirs. Even today she provokes a strong reaction when you talk about her.This was the biggest scandal ever to hit the royal family of England. Bigger than the Prince and Princess of Wale’s divorce.

Tim Hatch

[] This is a movie review on The King's Speech that analyzes most of the characters in the movies and their interactions in this film.

**FILM AWARDS** and **REVIEWS** of the film


 * KEY ACTING PERSONNEL** in **THE KING'S SPEECH** and their professional background