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The People S King
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Author : Susan Williams
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2003-08-28
The People S King written by Susan Williams and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-08-28 with History categories.
In this candid and moving account Susan Williams tells the story of what really happened to King Edward, drawing on diaries, secret documents and thousands of letters sent to Edward by the public to re-create the tragic events that led to his abdication. She reveals a hugely popular, deeply loved monarch, one whose modern ideas and sympathy for the poor so unsettled the establishment that his devotion to Wallis Simpson provided the perfect excuse to force him off the throne.
The Crown In Crisis
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Author : Alexander Larman
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2020-07-09
The Crown In Crisis written by Alexander Larman and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-09 with History categories.
In December 1936, Britain faced a constitutional crisis that was the gravest threat to the institution of the monarchy since the execution of Charles I. The ruling monarch, Edward VIII, wished to marry the American divorcée Wallis Simpson and crown her as his Queen. His actions scandalised the Establishment, who were desperate to avoid an international embarrassment at a time when war seemed imminent. An influential coalition formed against him, including the Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, his private secretary Alec Hardinge, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the editor of The Times. Edward seemed fated to give up Wallis and remain a reluctant ruler, or to abdicate his throne. Yet he had his own supporters, too, including Winston Churchill, the Machiavellian newspaper proprietor Lord Beaverbrook and his brilliant adviser Walter Monckton. They offered him the chance to remain on the throne and keep Wallis. But was the price they asked too high? Using previously unpublished and rare archival material, and new interviews with those who knew Edward and Wallis, THE CROWN IN CRISIS is the conclusive exploration of how an unthinkable and unprecedented event tore the country apart. This seismic event has been written about before but never with the ticking-clock suspense and pace of the thriller that it undoubtedly was for all of its participants. Painstakingly researched, incisively written and entirely fresh in its approach, THE CROWN IN CRISIS brings the events of that time to thrilling life, and in the process will appeal to an entirely new audience.
Edward Viii
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Author : Lady Frances Lonsdale Donaldson
language : en
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Release Date : 1978
Edward Viii written by Lady Frances Lonsdale Donaldson and has been published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A biography of England's King Edward VIII, with emphasis on the events surrounding his abdication of the throne to marry an American woman.
Abdication
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Author : Christopher Warwick
language : en
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Release Date : 1986
Abdication written by Christopher Warwick and has been published by Pan MacMillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Reign And Abdication Of Edward Viii
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Author : Michael Bloch
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-05-28
The Reign And Abdication Of Edward Viii written by Michael Bloch and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Michael Bloch gives a new twist to the oft-told story of King Edward's short reign.Drawing on a decade-long study of the King's personality, and on privileged access to his papers, he sees the King's abdication partly as the result of a plot to get rid of him by men who mistrusted his modernity and popular touch, but also explainable by the fact that he did not really want to be king or fight for his throne.
The People S King
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Author : A. Susan Williams
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Release Date : 2004
The People S King written by A. Susan Williams and has been published by Palgrave MacMillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Susan Williams reveals there was huge popular support for King Edward and that many ordinary people were happy for him to marry Wallis - even though Prime Minister Baldwin claimed that public opinion would never allow it. She shows how the king was rushed into abdicating, against the good advice of his loyal champion, Winston Churchill. We find out who fomented the crisis and why neither parliament nor the people were consulted. We discover, too, the continuing repercussions within the Royal Family of an event so momentous that it changed the face of the British monarchy."--BOOK JACKET.
Abdication
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Author : Juliet Nicolson
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-06-06
Abdication written by Juliet Nicolson and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-06 with Fiction categories.
After the recent death of George V, England has a new king, Edward VIII. But for all the confident pomp and ceremony of the accession, it is a turbulent time. When nineteen-year-old May Thomas arrives in Liverpool, her first job as secretary and chauffeuse to Sir Philip Blunt introduces her to the upper echelons of British society - and to Julian, a young man of conscience whom, despite all barriers of class, she cannot help but fall for. But hidden truths, unspoken sympathies and covert complicities are everywhere, and the threat of another world war becomes increasingly inevitable...
The Abdication Twenty Five Years After
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Author : Charlie Lewis Broad
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
The Abdication Twenty Five Years After written by Charlie Lewis Broad and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Great Britain categories.
Abdication
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Author : Mark Hichens
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-09-29
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The King Who Had To Go
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Author : Adrian Phillips
language : en
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Release Date : 2016-10-13
The King Who Had To Go written by Adrian Phillips and has been published by Biteback Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-13 with History categories.
The previously untold story of the hidden politics that went on behind the scenes during the handling of the Royal abdication crisis of 1936. The King Who Had to Go describes the harsh realities of how the machinery of government responds when even the King steps out of line. It reveals the pitiless and insidious battles in Westminster and Whitehall that settled the fate of the King and Mrs Simpson. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin had to fight against ministers and civil servants who were determined to pressure the King into giving up Mrs Simpson and, when that failed, into abdicating. Dubious police reports on Mrs Simpson's sex life poisoned the government's view of her and were used to blacken her reputation. Threats to sabotage her divorce were deployed to edge the King towards abdication. Covert intelligence operations convinced the hardliners that the badly coordinated and hopeless attempts of the King's allies, particularly Winston Churchill, to keep him on the throne amounted to a sinister anti-constitutional conspiracy. The book also shows how the King doomed his chances of keeping the throne by wildly unrealistic goals and ill-thought -out schemes. As each side was overwhelmed by desperation and distrust, Baldwin somehow held the balance and steered the crisis to as smooth a conclusion as possible.