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The King's Pilgrimage

by Frank Fox

With contributions by Rudyard Kipling

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"The King's Pilgrimage" by Frank Fox is a book published in 1922 that documents King George V's journey to visit World War I cemeteries and memorials across France and Belgium. Prefaced by Rudyard Kipling's poem of the same name, the illustrated work follows the King's somber tour through battlefields and burial grounds, where he paid tribute to the fallen soldiers. The book sold in huge numbers, with profits supporting bereaved families visiting their loved ones' graves.

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