George V death of his grandmother in 1901, George's father ascended the throne as Edward VII, and George was created Prince of Wales. He became king-emperor on his father's death in 1910. George V's reign saw the rise of socialism, communism, fascism, Irish republicanism, and the Indian independence movement, all of which radically changed the political landscape. The Parliament Act 1911 established the supremacy of the elected British House of Commons over the unelected House of Lords. As a result of the First World War (1914–1918), the empires of his first cousins Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Kaiser Wilhelm II of
King George V-class battleship (1939) on 15 August they accepted the surrender of Japanese forces occupying Hong Kong. "King George V" and "Duke of York" were present at the official Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay. After the end of World War II, "King George V" became the flagship of the Home Fleet until December 1946, when it became a training vessel, before being scrapped in 1957. "Duke of York" became the flagship of the Home Fleet after "King George V", until April 1949, before being scrapped in 1957. "Howe" returned to Portsmouth in January 1946 and spent the remainder of her career there before being