when King Edward VIII proposed to marry Wallis Simpson, an American socialite who was divorced from her first husband and was in the process of divorcing...

the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year. Edward was born during...

Preparations had already begun and souvenirs were on sale when Edward VIII abdicated on 11 December 1936 due to substantial opposition to his intention...

Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson have been depicted in popular culture, both biographical and fictional, following his abdication in 1936 and their marriage...

Stephen. The amendment failed 403 to 5. Although Edward VIII had signed a declaration of abdication the previous day 10 December 1936 he remained king...

of the Marburg Files. He remained in contact with his family and public appearances continued. Edward VIII abdication crisis Cultural depictions of Edward...

from Edward II to his son, Edward III Abdication of Edward VIII in 1936 This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name...

former king Edward VIII. Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcée caused a constitutional crisis that led to Edward's abdication. Wallis grew...

of Abdication signed by Edward VIII on 10 December 1936 nor its enabling legislation, His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936, indicated whether...

Hardinge of Penshurst, GCB, GCVO, MC, PC (17 May 1894 – 29 May 1960) was Private Secretary to the Sovereign during the Abdication Crisis of Edward VIII and...

throughout the British Empire after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII following a constitutional crisis as result of the King's desire to marry twice-divorced...

and Queen Mary, and was a younger brother of kings Edward VIII and George VI. He served as Governor-General of Australia from 1945 to 1947, the only Prince...

produced in 1936 upon the accession of King Edward VIII. Because of his short reign of just 360 days and eventual abdication, many never entered circulation...

for his role in forcing and expediting the abdication of Edward VIII, as rumours circulated about Edward's Nazi sympathies and potential compromises to...

Abdication is the act of formally relinquishing monarchical authority. Abdications have played various roles in the succession procedures of monarchies...

His elder brother ascended the throne as Edward VIII after their father died in 1936, but Edward abdicated later that year to marry the twice-divorced...

the transfer of the Crown to George VI upon the abdication of Edward VIII, as the Act of Parliament that gave legal effect to the abdication specified that...

of two passed hurriedly in the aftermath of the Edward VIII abdication crisis to sharply reduce the role of the Crown. It is also sometimes referred to...

not overturn the Act without the approval of the Federal Parliament. On 10 December 1936 Edward VIII abdicated after it became clear that the British and...

report on a speech by Bishop Alfred Blunt of Bradford casting oblique doubt on the piety of King Edward VIII, when referred to the Press Association, sparked...

soldiered on through Edward's short reign and the protracted crisis of the abdication in 1936. He was "deeply shocked" by the abdication, not dreaming until...

aide-de-camp to his eldest brother, the new king, Edward VIII. Following the abdication of Edward VIII, he was appointed a personal naval aide-de-camp to...

existence as a consequence of the abdication of King Edward VIII, as such passing succession to his brother Albert Duke of York (King George VI) in 1937...

of France, Queen of England. London: Pimlico. ISBN 978-0-7126-4194-4. Valente, Claire (1998). "The deposition and abdication of Edward II". The English...

September. After Edward's abdication, there was the usual delay in designing and distributing the stamps of George VI. Thus, the Edward VIII stamps remained...

Secret Lives of the Duchess of Windsor. London: Pan. ISBN 978-0-33042-678-7. Hichens, M. (2016). Abdication: The Rise and Fall of Edward VIII (electronic ed...

prime minister during the abdication of Edward VIII. "A Royal crisis: The shocking moment King Edward VIII announced his abdication to the nation". www.bbc...

terms of the Treaty. The Executive Authority (External Relations) Act 1936, enacted in response to the abdication of Edward VIII, removed the role of the...

Valera used the sudden abdication of Edward VIII as King to pass two bills: one amended the constitution to remove all mention of the monarch and Governor-General...

of the abdication of Edward VIII and ends with the Duke of Windsor's (and the protagonists') June 1937 weddings. This is appropriate, as one of the major...