Princes at war: the Royal Family's turmoil in World War II
by Cadbury, Deborah.
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BookPublisher: Bloomsbury 2015ISBN: 9781408845240; 1408845245.Classification number: 941.084 CADSubject(s): George King of Great Britain 1865-1936 -- Family | Windsor Duke of 1894-1972 | George King of Great Britain 1895-1952 | Windsor House of | World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain | Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952Subject: The personal lives of the British Royals were successfully kept out of the public eye by mutual agreement of the press and royal family, but this all changed in 1936 when King Edward VIII abdicated the throne and spurned his responsibility for the sake of the glamorous American socialite and divorcee, Wallis Simpson. During the Second World War, though the world's press focused on the far more public conflict tearing nations apart, the royal romance provided light relief for the British public. But this relationship had a darker
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The personal lives of the British Royals were successfully kept out of the public eye by mutual agreement of the press and royal family, but this all changed in 1936 when King Edward VIII abdicated the throne and spurned his responsibility for the sake of the glamorous American socialite and divorcee, Wallis Simpson. During the Second World War, though the world's press focused on the far more public conflict tearing nations apart, the royal romance provided light relief for the British public. But this relationship had a darker
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