BBC: Edward VIII (1894 - 1972)
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Description: Biography of the only British sovereign to resign the crown voluntarily, Edward abdicated in 1936 (having reigned for less than 12 months) in order to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
British Broadcasting Corporation The only British sovereign to abdicate voluntarily, Edward stepped down in 1936 to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson. He was king for less than a year. Edward was born on 23 June 1894 in Richmond, Surrey, the eldest child of the duke of York. He was always known in his family as David, one of many middle names. In 1910, Edward's father became George V and Edward, prince of Wales. He joined the Grenadier Guards in World War One, although he was not allowed to see active service. Throughout the 1920s, Edward undertook extensive foreign tours particularly in the empire, representing his father. These tours, together with Edward's visits to areas of high unemployment and deprivation in Britain during the economic depression of the early 1930s, made Edward very popular.
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| Page title: | BBC - History - Edward VIII |
| Keywords: | history, king edward VIII, british soverieign, monarch |
| Description: | Read a biography of the 20th century king of the United Kingdom who abdicated in order to marry Wallis Simpson |
| IP-address: | 212.58.246.91 |
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| NS | Name servers: ns1.rbsov.bbc.co.uk 212.58.241.67 ns1.tcams.bbc.co.uk 212.72.49.3 |
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| Date | Last updated: 18-Dec-2013 Expiry date: 13-Dec-2014 |