Edward VIII (Penguin Monarchs): The Uncrowned King

by Piers Brendon

Book Overview

'After my death, ' George V said of his eldest son and heir, 'the boy will ruin himself within twelve months.'

The forecast proved uncannily accurate. Edward VIII came to the throne in January 1936, provoked a constitutional crisis by his determination to marry the American divorc?e Wallis Simpson, and abdicated in December. He was never crowned king.

In choosing the woman he loved over his royal birthright, Edward shook the monarchy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0241196418
• ISBN13: 9780241196410
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Penguin Monarchs
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.8" x 7.2"