Abdication Author:Brian Inglis At ten o'clock in the morning on October 20, 1936, Prime Minister Baldwin called on King Edward VIII and did something quite out of character for this epitome of the correct Englishman -- he asked for a drink of whiskey. The cause of his anxiety were the newspaper stories that Mrs. Ernest Simpson was divorcing Mr. Simpson -- which could fore... more »seeably have a disastrous effect on the institution of monarchy.
Thus begins the first full account of the events leading up to the abdication and of the people involved in one of the most grueling crises in British history. It is a masterly analysis of the personalities of many notable men, chief among them Edward himself....« less