Minnie Louise Haskins (1875 – 1957) was an academic in the fields of sociology and philosophy. Haskins taught from 1919 to 1944 at the London School of Economics, where previously she had herself been a student. Her teaching career began at the end of the First World War and ended just before the close of the Second World War.
Despite being principally a scholar, Haskins enjoyed writing poetry, and in 1908, as part of a collection named The Desert, her poem "God Knows," which would come to be more popularly known as "The Gate of the Year," was published. It is amongst the most quoted poetic works of the twentieth century, and its words are engraved on the entrance to the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle.
The King's Speech is a 2010 film and British historical drama. Colin Firth plays His Highness Prince Albert of York who, to cope with a stammer, sees an Australian speech and language therapist. Price Albert's elder brother ascended the throne as Edward VIII upon the death of their father in 1936. However, later that year Edward revealed his desire to marry the divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson. For political and religious reasons he could not marry Simpson and remain king. Edward abdicated in order to marry, and Prince Albert ascended the throne.
At the 83rd Academy Awards, The King's Speech won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director - Tom Hooper, Best Actor (Firth), and Best Original Screenplay - David Seidler.
Albert Frederick Arthur George of the House of Windsor became George VI, King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth on December 11th, 1936 until his death on February 6th, 1952. He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth.
In the darkest years of World War II, King George VI carried on the tradition of delivering a radio message at Christmastime to the English people. The date was December 25th, 1939. He was some minutes into his address when he was handed a copy of the poem by his thirteen year old daughter, Princess Elizabeth, who would be crowned Queen Elizabeth II upon his death.
Miss Haskins did not know that the King would quote her words, and did not hear the broadcast. The next day, she was interviewed by The Daily Telegraph and said "I heard the quotation read in a summary of the speech. I thought the words sounded familiar and suddenly it dawned on me that they were out of my little book."
This is what he read:
Despite being principally a scholar, Haskins enjoyed writing poetry, and in 1908, as part of a collection named The Desert, her poem "God Knows," which would come to be more popularly known as "The Gate of the Year," was published. It is amongst the most quoted poetic works of the twentieth century, and its words are engraved on the entrance to the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle.
The King's Speech is a 2010 film and British historical drama. Colin Firth plays His Highness Prince Albert of York who, to cope with a stammer, sees an Australian speech and language therapist. Price Albert's elder brother ascended the throne as Edward VIII upon the death of their father in 1936. However, later that year Edward revealed his desire to marry the divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson. For political and religious reasons he could not marry Simpson and remain king. Edward abdicated in order to marry, and Prince Albert ascended the throne.
At the 83rd Academy Awards, The King's Speech won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director - Tom Hooper, Best Actor (Firth), and Best Original Screenplay - David Seidler.
Albert Frederick Arthur George of the House of Windsor became George VI, King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth on December 11th, 1936 until his death on February 6th, 1952. He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth.
In the darkest years of World War II, King George VI carried on the tradition of delivering a radio message at Christmastime to the English people. The date was December 25th, 1939. He was some minutes into his address when he was handed a copy of the poem by his thirteen year old daughter, Princess Elizabeth, who would be crowned Queen Elizabeth II upon his death.
Miss Haskins did not know that the King would quote her words, and did not hear the broadcast. The next day, she was interviewed by The Daily Telegraph and said "I heard the quotation read in a summary of the speech. I thought the words sounded familiar and suddenly it dawned on me that they were out of my little book."
This is what he read:
"I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year, Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown. And he replied, Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way."
The King's Speech
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