Meghan and Harry shocked the world when they announced they would step back as members of the British royal family.

Constructed in the 1820s, Fort Belvedere was originally called Shrubs Hill Tower. It was designed by English architect Jeffry ...

King Edward signed the abdication papers on December 10, 1936, and made the announcement via radio broadcast to his subjects the next day. "I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of ...

Edward VIII’s dramatic exit In December 1936, Edward VIII shocked the world by relinquishing the British throne after less than a year in power.

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 ...

Royals from around the world have stepped back from duties or given up their titles or the throne, be it for love, scandal or something in between.

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 ...

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