Edward VIII ascended to the British throne in January 1936 following the death of his father, George V. But he abdicated in December of that year ahead of his coronation so that he could marry ...

Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson. Here, the couple is pictured in the Bahamas, where Edward served as governor between 1940 and 1945. Ivan Dmitri / Michael Ochs Archives ...

Edward VII is photographed bare chested and featured in a new biography of Wallis Simpson, "Wallis in Love," by historian Andrew Morton.

King Edward VIII may be best known for giving up the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson, but it wasn't the first time his love affairs posed a threat to the British monarchy.

As anglophiles know, Edward VIII abdicated the British throne in 1936 after a 10-month reign so that he could marry Simpson, an American divorcee. George VI, Elizabeth’s father, then ascended to ...

Edward VIII ascended to the British throne in January 1936 following the death of his father, George V. But he abdicated in December of that year ahead of his coronation so that he could marry ...

How Edward VIII wooed a mistress before Mrs Simpson By Reuters March 25, 20112:43 AM PDTUpdated March 25, 2011 ...

A little backstory: Edward VIII reigned in 1936 for just under a year, before abdicating the throne due to his engagement to Simpson, an American socialite who was in the process of divorcing her ...