The Crown In Crisis : Countdown To The Abdication

Larman, Alexander, 1981- author.

EAudiobook 2021

A definitive account of the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936 draws on archival material and interviews with the king's closest friends to detail the role played by the king's opponents and supporters and the resulting scandal at a time when war was imminent.

Access Now

Item Details & Discovery

Explore Topics & Themes:

Grande-Bretagne Histoire 1936 (Édouard VIII)

Grande-Bretagne Politique et gouvernement 1910-1936

Great Britain History

Great Britain History Edward VIII, 1936

Great Britain Kings and rulers

Great Britain Kings and rulers Abdication

Great Britain Politics and government

Great Britain Politics and government 1910-1936

Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 Abdication

Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986

More in this Genre:

Biographies Biography Electronic audio books Sound recordings

View technical details & catalog information

ISBN:

9781250794734

Description:

1 audio file : digital
digital
digital stereo
audio file

Notes:

Originally published in Great Britain by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in 2020
Electronic audio file
Electronic reproduction. New York Macmillan Audio 2021 Available via World Wide Web

Contents:

The royal concubine
'The most modernistic man in England'
God save the King
'Flatterers, sycophants and malice'
'Power without responsibility'
'The most serious crisis of my life'
'Something must be done'
'A clever means of escape'
'Make Britain great again'
'The best story since the Resurrection'
'This is a bugger'
'Wherever you go, I will follow you'
Failing tragically
'Pity and terror'
'A far better thing I go to'
Epilogue

Control Number:

3260249

Other Authors:

OverDrive, Inc., distributor
Overdrive

Additional Links:

Click here to access

View in Classic Catalog