See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor, inherited the throne in January ...

King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson, a relationship often viewed as a royal fairytale. Wallis, however, was not as enamored with Edward; her ambitions conflicted with his ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Tippett writes, "It throws new light on how and why he chose to abdicate rather than live without the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The subject of abdication and the monarchy arose earlier this month ...

Former BBC director general Sir John Reith felt that a "miserable, second-rate American woman" was behind the abdication of Edward VIII, archive BBC documents have revealed. BBC Archive today released ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. This biography of Wallis Simpson by Anna Pasternak argues that Wallis ...