Edward VIII (Penguin Monarchs)

The Uncrowned King

Piers Brendon

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Penguin
15 July 2018

Biography: historical, political & military; Biography: royalty; History

Series: Penguin Monarchs

The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series- short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback

'After my death', George V said of his eldest son and heir, 'the boy will ruin himself in 12 months'. From the death of his father in 1936 to the constitutional crisis provoked by his proposal to the then-married American socialite Wallis Simpson and his subsequent abdication, Edward VIII reigned for less than year. In choosing the woman he loved over his royal birthright, Edward fulfilled his father's prophecy and instigated the monarchy's most significant upheaval of the twentieth century. Retitled 'Duke of Windsor' and essentially exiled, Edward has remained a controversial figure ever since. Through his correspondence with, amongst other confidants, Winston Churchill, Piers Brendon traces Edward's tumultuous life in this superb, pacey biography.

By: Piers Brendon
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 181mm, Width: 111mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 98g
ISBN: 9780141987354
ISBN 10: 0141987359
Series: Penguin Monarchs
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 15 July 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Piers Brendon is the author of over a dozen books, among them The Dark Valley- A Panorama of the 1930s and The Decline and Fall of the British Empire. Formerly Keeper of the Churchill Archives Centre, he is a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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Edward VIII (Penguin Monarchs)

The Uncrowned King

Piers Brendon

$12.99

Paperback

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