• Edward VIII

  • May 23 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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Edward VIII

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  • Willy Willy Harry Stee, Harry Dick John Harry Three, One Two Three Neds, Richard Two, Henry's Four Five Six.........then who? Edward Four Five...Dick The Bad, Harry's Twain and Ned The Lad, Mary, Bessie, James The Vain, Charlie Charlie, James again. William & Mary, Anna Gloria, Four Georges, William and Victoria, Edward, George.....and Ned The Eighth, quickly goes and Abdicath...


    Charlie Higson's monarchical quest moves one step closer to the present day as he reached Edward VIII, the only King to have given up the throne voluntarily.


    Was this due to his chivalric love and devotion to Wallace Simpson?...or was he just a selfish git?


    Helping Charlie answer this question is Alexander Larman, author of The Crown In Crisis and The Power & The Glory.


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