The Crown in Crisis: Countdown to the Abdication

The Crown in Crisis is a gripping and definitive account of the Abdication Crisis of 1936, offering a new perspective on this legendary story through revelatory archival material and interviews with close friends of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.

This book provides an hour-by-hour, day-by-day suspenseful narrative that brings readers up to the moment when the king speaks to his subjects, while also shedding light on the roles played by key figures such as Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, private secretary Alec Hardinge, and Archbishop of Canterbury Cosmo Lang.

The product summary highlights the book's unique focus on King Edward and Mrs.

Simpson, as well as the assassination attempt on Edward's life and its consequences, providing a comprehensive and engaging account of this historic event.