A deep dive into the unconventional life of King Edward VIII as a young man. Watch the full documentary A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication on BBC Select From the Mouse Bunker to the ...

Edward VIII at the microphone at Windsor Castle telling an astonished nation of his decision to abdicate the British throne in order to marry Wallis Simpson, in 1936. The page will automatically ...

Five years after the death of Henry VIII in 1537, Edward was appointed Lord Protector of the Realm and Governor of the King’s Person – and so looked after the young King Edward VI – but he ...

Edward VIII: Britain's Traitor King is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet ...

In defence of the former King. Edward VIII, who recently abdicated the British throne and who will be succeeded by his brother, the Duke of York, to be known as King George VI. To the writer he ...

After all, Henry has lost sons at a young age, including an illegitimate one. Sadly, Edward wouldn’t remain healthy. When he was just nine years old, Henry VIII died and Edward became King of ...

Ever since King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936 the official explanation had been simply that the government disapproved of his marriage to a twicedivorced woman However newlyreleased documents ...