Statements (27)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
royal tour
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gptkbp:consort |
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_The_Queen_Mother
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gptkbp:countryTraversed |
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Newfoundland gptkb:United_States |
gptkbp:endDate |
June 15, 1939
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
strengthened Anglo-American relations
demonstrated Canada's autonomy from Britain |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1939 Royal Tour
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gptkbp:monarch |
gptkb:King_George_VI
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gptkbp:notable_for |
met President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
first reigning British monarch to visit North America
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gptkbp:notableSpeaker |
King George VI addressed Canadian Parliament
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gptkbp:purpose |
strengthen ties with Canada and the United States
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gptkbp:startDate |
May 17, 1939
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gptkbp:transportation |
gptkb:ship
gptkb:train |
gptkbp:visitedCity |
gptkb:Montreal
gptkb:New_York_City gptkb:Ottawa gptkb:Quebec_City gptkb:Toronto gptkb:Vancouver gptkb:Washington,_D.C. |
gptkbp:year |
1939
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Royal_visit_of_1939
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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