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Author:

Larman, Alexander, 1981- author.

Title:

The crown in crisis : countdown to the abdication / Alexander Larman.

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Publisher:

St. Martin's Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xviii, 333 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Windsor, Edward,--Duke of,--1894-1972--Abdication.
Great Britain--Abdication.--Abdication.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1910-1936.
Great Britain--History--Edward VIII, 1936.
Windsor, Wallis Warfield,--Duchess of,--1896-1986.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-297) and index.

Summary:

A definitive account of the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936 draws on archival material and interviews with the king's closest friends to detail the role played by the king's opponents and supporters and the resulting scandal at a time when war was imminent.

ISBN:

1250274842
9781250274847

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1228511317

LCCN:

2020071884

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