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Edward VIII
Author: Hector Bolitho
Hardcover. Good condition. First edition.
Edward VIII by Hector Bolitho is an engaging and sympathetic biography of the monarch whose brief reign and dramatic abdication reshaped the British monarchy. Drawing on interviews, personal recollections, and contemporary sources, Bolitho traces Edward’s upbringing, his charm and popularity as Prince of Wales, and the tensions between his modern, emotionally driven temperament and the rigid expectations of royal duty. The book explores his relationship with Wallis Simpson and the constitutional crisis it provoked, portraying Edward as a man torn between personal happiness and public responsibility. Ultimately, Bolitho offers a portrait of a conflicted, charismatic figure whose choice to give up the throne for love remains one of the most compelling episodes in modern royal history.
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