King of Fools

by John Parker

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031202598X
• ISBN13: 9780312025984
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

From Fairy Tale to Reality

Like most girls, I was raised to believe in fairy tales and that, deep inside, I really was a royal princess. It's the most cherished dream of girlhood and Wallis Warfield Simpson bought into that dream in a way that had a profound impact on the history of the British monarchy. The story of Edward VIII and Wallis has been officially portrayed along those fairy tale lines. But it's tough to grow up and realize that fairies don't exist, and that the Windsors were Nazi sympathizers not fit to sit on the throne of England. Still, I find the truth more satisfying than the official fiction because it makes sense of history. The morganatic solution had been done before; why not in the case of Edward VIII? It makes more sense that Wallis was the excuse, not the real reason, behind the abdication. John Parker provides convincing evidence in an easy-to-read history of both the Windsors and their social set. I found it hard to put this book down.