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King Edward VIII (Paperback)

by Philip Ziegler (Author)
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  • Paperback: 672 pages
  • Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd; New edition edition (20 May 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 075092747X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0750927475
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.6 x 5.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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A study of the life of Edward VIII, from boyhood to Prince of Wales, uncrowned King, in exile, and as Governor of the Bahamas. It also examines his relationships with George V, Queen Mary, the future George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Freda Dudley Ward, Wallis Simpson, Adolf Hitler, and Oswald Mosley.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly researched and scrupulously fair, 29 Oct 2001
Philip Ziegler has produced a well researched balanced and very readable account of the life of the only King in Modern British history to voluntarily renounce the throne. Edward - like all princes of Wales was indulged yet had stern parents for whom "duty" was paramount. He emerges as spoilt, lazy, drunken - in his youth and feckless. At the same time he was charming, kind, generous to friends in financial trouble, physically brave and ultimatly courageous in flying in the face of centuries of tradition in abandoning a court where importance is calabrated purely in terms of proximity to the throne.
If I have one critisism of Ziegler it is that the cause of the "Abdication Crises" Mrs Simpson does not get alot of attention. The comments of Edward's servants during their courtship suggest a driven women with a keen appreciation of the value of money. Whether she had any hope or intention of becomming Queen is never explored which is a pity.
The author lays to rest conclusively the common belief that Edward was pro -nazi or that he would have returned to Britain as a puppet king in the event of a German victory. His period as Governor General of the Bahamas is described in detail and Edward emerges as a shrewd operator who left the islands more prosperous than when he left, was not afraid to take on the white merchant class, although he opposed the inclusion of representatives of the black population being included because of his racial prejudice.
Edward emerges as a man who spent the first part of his life trying to get his mother's approval then spent the last 40 years constantly reassuring himself that he had his wife's. The Royal family in the main emerge as somewhat petty acting illegally in refusing the Duchess the style of her Royal Highness. That said on his abdication Edward lied to his brother the future king about his true financial position so perhaps honours were even.
That the Royal family refused to acknowledge the happiness his wife brought him caused Edward unneccessary distress. It seems clear his was a happier Duke than a King.
What a pity he didn't live long enough to appreciate the delicious irony of our own dear Prince of Wales - himself divorced trying to convince us to let him do what cost his great uncle and empire
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly researched and scrupulously fair, 28 Oct 2001
Philip Zeigler has written a well reseached and well balance biography of the only King in modern British history to voluntarily renounce the throne. For a man brought up to be king in an atmosphere, which like the present court, accords outrageous status to accidents of birth and where courtiers define themselves in terms of their proximity to the throne, this was unprecedented. The Duke comes across as snobbish, selfish, and lazy, but also kind, genuinely concerned for the welfare of his subjects,charming,physically brave and courageous to fly in the fact of centuries of tradition. If I have one critism of the book it is that the cause of the abdication crises Mrs Simpson is caste as a supporting character rather than the Duke's raison d'etre - as she was for 36 years. Ziegler's reseach point to a determined women who reading between the lines probably had some traits in common with Queen Mary the Duke's unyielding mother.
Ziegler convincingly lays to rest the myth of the Duke's Nazi sympathies and the belief held by some that had Germany defeated Britain the Duke would have happily returned as a puppet. The Dukes period in the Bahamas is well covered with the Duke leaving the islands socially and economically better off in the face of opposition from the white merchants and inspite of his own racial prejudices.
The Duke emerges as a man who craved his mothers approval than spent his last 36 years constantly ensuring he had his wife's. The refusal of the Royals to accept Wallis caused him unneccessary pain as did their inability to acknowledge that he was much happier in exile than he had been as King.
If only he had lived long enough to enjoy the delicious irony of our own dear Prince of Wales not only devorced but trying to persuade us to let him do what cost his uncle the crown
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