When Edward VIII abdicated in 1936, forsaking the British throne to marry Baltimore native and divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson, he pretty much –ed his potential for contributing to internati… ...

Bottles of beer brewed 86 years ago for the coronation of Edward VIII, but which were left unopened upon the event’s cancellation, will go on sale next month.

Check It Out: An Actual Royal Love Letter, ‘Downton’-Style. 1 minute read. 1922: The Prince of Wales, Edward Albert Windsor (1894 - 1972), who became King Edward VIII, King of Great Britain.

In the 1930s, the property was owned by Viscountess Thelma Furness, a socialite, actress and the mistress of the then Prince of Wales—before he became King Edward VIII—and introduced him to ...