The crown in crisis : countdown to the abdication / Alexander Larman.
Publication details: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2021.Description: xviii, 333 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 20 cmISBN:- 9781474612586
- 147461258X
- 941.084092
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Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 941.084 LAR | Available | 071157 |
"In December 1936, Britain faced a constitutional crisis that was the gravest threat to the institution of the monarchy since the execution of Charles I. The ruling monarch, Edward VIII, wished to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson and crown her as his Queen. His actions scandalised the Establishment, who were desperate to avoid international embarrassment at a time when war seemed imminent. Edward was offered the chance to remain on the throne and keep Wallis. But was the price they asked too high?
Using previously unpublished and rare archival material, and new interviews with those who knew Edward and Wallis, Alexander Larman's account of this seismic event has the ticking-clock suspense and pace of a thriller. Painstakingly researched, incisively written and entirely fresh in its approach, 'The Crown in Crisis' brings those momentous times brilliantly to life." -- Back cover