The Abdication of King Edward VIII

  In December 1936, the British monarchy faced one of the greatest constitutional crises in its history. The king of the United Kingdom, Edward VIII, made a decision that shocked the world: he would give up the throne for love. At the center of the controversy was Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée whom Edward was determined to marry. But in a Britain still deeply tied to tradition—and with the king serving as the head of the Church of England—the prospect of the monarch marrying a twice-divorced woman whose former husbands were still living was politically explosive.   SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast ADVERTISE: https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/advertise  LEARN MORE: https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/ SPONSORED BY: https://www.podcastrepublic.net/get-it-now