Edward VIII

by Piers Brendon

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141987359
• ISBN13: 9780141987354
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 4.3"