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"When King Edward VIII made a visit in November 1936 to the steelworks in South Wales which were about to close, he found the whole area was a virtual wasteland. He promised the men who were about to lose their jobs that something would be done for them.
At that time, very few people knew that he was in love with Wallis Simpson, who had just divorced her second husband, and that he intended to make her Queen. He knew he would probably have to give up the throne if he did so. The government and his family were desperate that he should renounce her, but he was very popular with most of the people.
The prime minister, Stanley Baldwin, was responsible for dealing with the crisis and making some difficult decisions. Family and country were bitterly divided, but in the end the King had to abdicate. How everyone dealt with those tumultuous few weeks is told in painstaking detail in this book.
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John Van der Kiste, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Royalty bio
Yes
Period of greatest activity?
- 1900+
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- 40's-50's
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this person?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
United States
Yes
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Century:
- 1930's-1950's
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- thoughtful
Writer's slant towards subject:
- very favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A lot 11-15 B&W
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 26-50% of book
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