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  1. Jul 7, 2022 · Traitor King. and the Case That Edward VIII Was a Nazi Sympathizer. In his new book, historian Andrew Lownie marshals evidence from German documents to argue that Wallis Simpson and her husband ...

    • Erin Vanderhoof
    • The Suez Crisis
    • Lord Altrincham Disrespects The Monarchy
    • Edward VIII Cozies Up to Hitler
    • The Controversy of Prince Philip

    On October 29, 1956, Israeli armed forces pushed into Egypt toward the Suez Canal three months after Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the canal to help fund a dam across the Nile River, initiating the Suez Crisis. Nasser’s move dealt a harsh blow to the British. The 120-mile canal, a commercial shipping hub connecting the Mediterr...

    Lord Altrincham, later known as John Grigg when he disclaimed his title in 1963, was a writer and British politician. He jumped into the spotlight in August 1957 when he published a scathing article in his own paper, National and English Review, of Queen Elizabeth II. He specifically criticized her public persona and voice, calling her style of spe...

    Edward VIII became King of England after the death of his father, George V. He ruled for less than a year, abdicating the throne in 1936 in order to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée. At the time, the Church of the England—which is led by the monarch—did not allow divorces. Therefore, King Edward VIII had a choice: love or the crown? He ch...

    Much of season two of The Crowndives into the personal life of Prince Philip, examining his past and present demons. Shown as a cheating, partying womanizer, Philip in real life was linked to numerous women—including two dancers—but neither the Prince nor the women have ever confirmed their relations. The controversy swirling around the Prince does...

  2. Jan 2, 2024 · Published January 2, 2024. Updated January 4, 2024. During World War II, Nazi officials offered to help reinstate Edward VIII to the British throne in exchange for peace with Germany in correspondence known as the Marburg Files. Since before the start of World War II, the British Royal family’s connection to Nazi Germany has been called into ...

    • Caroline Redmond
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  4. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in England, 1939. Getty Images Edward, Elizabeth, and the Nazis. What we know about Edward's trip to Germany, while it was under the rule of Adolf Hitler and the ...

  5. Jan 12, 2017 · The Crown begins in 1947, 11 years after Edward VIII (David Windsor, a.k.a. the Duke of Windsor) has abdicated the throne of England to marry Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American woman. For ...

    • Tim Sommer
  6. Jan 29, 2018 · Edward VIII walks by an SS formation on a trip to Germany. (Bundesarchiv bild) LONDON — If, as has been reported, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is a fan of “The Crown” — the Netflix ...

  7. Nov 10, 2022 · The tape contains a 1939 message from the late Duke of Windsor — the former King Edward VIII, who had abdicated the throne in 1936 — urging the British to appease Hitler just months before the ...

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