
On Friday, December 11, 1936, King Edward VIII abdicated the British throne to marry Wallis Simpson. The abdication came at a crucial time in history, with Hitler and Mussolini allied, and Europe moving toward war. Suddenly Edward's younger brother, Albert, had to assume the throne. At forty-one, the new King faced not only a difficult family crisis, but a skeptical British press and public as wel...
Verlag
St Martins Pr
Format
506 Seiten
ISBN
9780312043377
Sprache
English
Merkmale
Vollfarbig, 506 Seiten
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