Edward VIII In January 1936, King George V died and his son Edward, Prince of Wales, became King. Just 11 months later, before his Coronation had even taken place, Edward renounced the throne due ...

King George VI was an unlikely monarch – acceding to the throne in 1936 after the abdication of his older brother King Edward VIII ... prepares for his May 6 coronation, a new book, George ...

wasn't meant to be King but ended up becoming the perfect "spare" to heir to the throne David, who reigned — and abdicated — as Edward VIII. As the "spare" to Prince Edward, the eldest son and ...

Anthropologists believe Philip became linked to the ... George VI was crowned king had originally been chosen for the coronation of his brother, Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne to marry ...

Edward VIII was the eldest ... He succeeded his father as king in January 1936 and became Sovereign of the Order of the Bath, so his stall plate still remains in the Lady Chapel. He wanted his ...