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BBC: Edward VIII (1894 - 1972) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/edward_viii_king.shtml
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. |
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Spectrum Biographies - Edward VIII - http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/EdwardVIII.html
Tells about the only British monarch who voluntarily abdicated the throne. |
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Edward VIII Speech - Abdicating the Throne - http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/edward.htm
Read the words Edward himself wrote to inform the nation of his decision to leave the throne for the woman he loved. |
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Edward VIII: British Monarchs - http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon61.html
A brief look at the life of the king who reigned only eleven months. |
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Edward VIII - http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0816798.html
Biography for the king of Great Britain and Ireland (1936), known in later years as the duke of Windsor; eldest son of George V. |