The King Who Had To Go: Edward Vlll, Mrs Simpson and the Hidden Politics of the Abdication Crisis - Hardcover

Phillips, Adrian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1785900250 ISBN 13: 9781785900259

Publisher: Biteback Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

In 1936, a constitutional crisis in the British Empire arose when Edward VIII proposed to marry Wallis Simpson, an American socialite who was divorced from her first husband and was pursuing the divorce of her second. The crisis led to the King's abdication in December of that year. Adrian Phillips reveals the harsh realities of how government responds when a monarch steps out of line, and describes the battles in Westminster and Whitehall that settled the fate of King and Mrs. Simpson.

Adrian Phillips worked as an investment analyst in London and Frankfurt for twenty-five years. He has a postgraduate Masters in modern history from Birmingham University.

About this title

About the Author:

Adrian Phillips: Adrian Phillips worked as an investment analyst in London and Frankfurt r twenty-five years before taking a postgraduate Masters in modern history at Birmingham University, specialising on the policy machinery at 10, Downing Street during the 1930s.

Review:

“Adrian Phillips has pulled off a remarkable coup. By sedulous research he has been able to shed fresh light on the intricate political manoeuvres surrounding one of most studied episodes in our history – the 1936 abdication crisis. The King Who Had To Go is an elegant and compelling book.” -- Piers Brendon, author of The Dark Valley: A Panorama of the 1930s and Edward VIII: The Uncrowned King

“The King Who Had to Go provides a dramatic and persuasive account of an important episode in British constitutional history. Based on an impressive range of sources, and written with flair, it makes a compelling case for Edward VIII’s inadequacy as a monarch.” Richard Toye, Professor and Head of History, University of Exeter

About this edition

• Publisher: Biteback Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1785900250
• ISBN 13: 9781785900259
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416