Edward VIII (Penguin Monarchs): The Uncrowned King by Piers Brendon

Edward VIII (Penguin Monarchs): The Uncrowned King

Penguin Monarchs

Piers Brendon

160 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
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'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 determin...

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