Wallis Simpson, later Duchess of Windsor, has been an enigma to many for decades. But who is the real Wallis Simpson: the bad influence on the future King Edward VIII,…
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Letters show Edward VIII didn’t think he deserved Military Cross
Letters have revealed that Edward VIII did not feel he had deserved the Military Cross he was awarded during the First World War. It was in 1916 that Edward, then…
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‘I’m not a big enough man’ for the job of King, said Edward VIII’s letter to mistress
A letter to his mistress has revealed the Playboy Prince, Edward VIII, had doubts about his future as King decades before he abdicated. Written to mistress Freda Dudley-Ward during a tour of…
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A poll of historical writers has named King Henry VIII as the worst Monarch in history. 62 writers were surveyed by the Historical Writers Association (HWA), and more than 20%…