Illustration
The King George V Memorial, commemorating George V, king of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (r. 1910-1936) in Melbourne, Australia, designed by William Leslie Bowles, 1952. The image shows the statue before it was beheaded by anti-monarchist activists in January 2024.
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Afshar, S. (2025, April 16). King George V Memorial. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20364/king-george-v-memorial/
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