The crown in crisis : countdown to the abdication / Alexander Larman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Larman, Alexander, 1981- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972--Abdication.

Windsor, Edward.

Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986.

Windsor, Wallis Warfield.

Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972.

Kings and rulers.

Abdication.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Abdication.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1910-1936.

Politics and government.

Great Britain--History--Edward VIII, 1936.

History.

Kings and rulers--Abdication.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 333 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2021.

Summary:

A definitive account of the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936 draws on archival material and interviews with the king's closest friends to detail the role played by the king's opponents and supporters and the resulting scandal at a time when war was imminent.

When King Edward VIII renounced his throne on December 10, 1936, the reason he gave was he could not fulfill his duties without the woman he loved by his side. Larman, informed by never-before-seen archival material, creates an hour-by-hour narrative that focuses on King Edward and Mrs. Simpson, but also looks closely at the roles played by those who stood against the king. He covers the assassination attempt on Edward's life and its consequences, and Edward's relationship with Nazi high command Ribbentrop. -- adapted from jacket

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Royal Concubine

ch. 2 `The Most Modernistic Man in England'

ch. 3 God Save the King

ch. 4 `Flatterers, Sycophants and Malice'

ch. 5 `Power Without Responsibility'

ch. 6 `The Most Serious Crisis of My Life'

ch. 7 `Something Must Be Done'

ch. 8 A Clever Means of Escape'

ch. 9 `Make Britain Great Again'

ch. 10 `The Best Story Since the Resurrection'

ch. 11 `This Is a Bugger'

ch. 12 `Wherever You Go, I Will Follow You'

ch. 13 Failing Tragically

ch. 14 `Pity and Terror'

ch. 15 `A Far Better Thing I Go To'.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-297) and index.

Other Edition:

Reproduction of: 9781474612579 Larman, Alexander, 1981- London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2020

ISBN:

9781250274847

1250274842

OCLC:

1228511317