Once a King - The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII

Informationen zum Autor Jane Marguerite Tippett grew up outside Philadelphia and studied at the Universities of Delaware and Oxford. She has worked as a consultant archivist and fine art curator to families and institutions in New York, London and Paris. She lives between London and New York. Klappentext Considering Edward VIII's travels and interests as Prince of Wales as well as his relationship with Wallis Simpson and the course of events leading up to his abdication and subsequent exile, Once a King offers a previously unexplored lens through which we encounter first-hand the hitherto concealed subtlety and raw emotion of two of the twentieth century's most iconic Royal figures: the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Vorwort The real story of Edward VIII - the King who abdicated the throne in 1936 - told in his own words, using an unpublished memoir and other never seen sources. Zusammenfassung Using never before seen sources,  Once a King  is a fresh, revelatory and gripping insight into the Duke of Windsor - King Edward VIII - who gave up the throne to marry the woman he loved, twice divorced American Wallis Simpson. Considering Edward VIII's travels and interests as Prince of Wales as well as his relationship with Wallis Simpson and the course of events leading up to his abdication and subsequent exile,  Once a King  offers a previously unexplored lens through which we encounter first-hand the hitherto concealed subtlety and raw emotion of two of the twentieth century's most iconic Royal figures: the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.

Product details

• Authors: Jane Marguerite Tippett, Jane Marguerite Tippett
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.10.2023
• EAN: 9781399723930
• ISBN: 978-1-399-72393-0
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 236 mm x 38 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty, 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Autobiography: royalty, Biography: historical, political and military