The Hutchinson Illustrated Encyclopedia of British History (Helicon history)
The Hutchinson Illustrated Encyclopedia of British History (Helicon history) by Helicon Publishing
English | 2006 | ISBN: 1859862578 | 728 pages | PDF | 15 Mb
English | 2006 | ISBN: 1859862578 | 728 pages | PDF | 15 Mb
Abdication crisis in British history, the constitutional upheaval of the period 16 November 1936 to 10 December 1936, brought about by the British king Edward VIII's decision to marry Wallis Simpson, a US divorcee. The marriage of the 'Supreme Governor' of the Church of England to a divorced person was considered unsuitable and the king abdicated on 10 December and left for voluntary exile in France. He was created Duke of Windsor and married Mrs Simpson on 3 June 1937.