A long-lost picture of Britain’s King Edward VIII reveals the monarch’s portrait was “edited” after his abdication to show his replacement, King George VI. Edward VIII posed for popular ...

The British royal family has seen centuries' worth of scandals, but Edward VIII's brief but dramatic reign is hard to top. After serving as king of England for a grand total of 11 months ...

The Crown Season 2 finally tackles the dark underbelly of Edward VIII's personality and political leanings after carefully tip-toeing around the subject in Season 1. For those unfamiliar with ...

MI5 ignored prior warnings of the attempt to kill King Edward VIII, according to the would-be assassin's unearthed memoir and a cache of declassified government files. George McMahon's account ...

On 11 December 1936, unable to reconcile his desire for US divorcée Wallis Simpson with his role as King, Edward VIII made the shocking decision to abdicate the throne, bringing an end to a ...

AN EXTREMELY rare copper coin marking King Edward VIII's short reign has sold for a record price of £133,000. The Edward VIII 1937 Pattern Penny was created as a trial coin by the Royal Mint ...

A letter written by controversial monarch Edward VIII in which he moaned at having to shake hands with so many people during a royal tour has come to light. The then Prince of Wales, who reigned ...

Photographs of the Queen's uncle Edward VIII giving Nazi salutes on a visit to Germany two years before the outbreak of war have emerged after being put up for auction. The then Duke of Windsor ...

Eighty years ago Edward VIII broadcast to the nation, revealing his shock decision... he had given up the throne. The King had created a constitutional crisis by proposing to Wallis Simpson ...

King Edward VIII caused a constitutional crisis in 1936 when the newly-crowned monarch made clear his intention to marry Wallis Simpson. But why exactly was Wallis a controversial pick for Edward ...

Still, no one could deny the sacrifice King Edward VIII made on this day, Dec. 11, in 1936, when he announced to England that he had abdicated the throne to follow his heart. “You must believe ...