1935 Silver Jubilee of George V
1936 The Jarrow March: unemployed shipbuilders march from the Tyne to the Thames to draw attention to their plight
1936 fierce clashes with British fascists in Cable Street, Stepney
1936-7 George V dies. Edward VII abdicates handing the throne to his brother who is crowned George VI in 1937
1939 Evacuation of children from London in preparation for war