Despite being monarch for less than a year, King Charles already surpassed the reign of his great-uncle King Edward VIII. King Charles immediately acceded his mother as monarch following her death on ...

Freshly disclosed records from the National Archives in Dublin have exposed how Irish government officials in the 1930s ...

When Edward VIII passed away in 1972 at age 77, he seemingly left behind an epic love story of a British king who gave up the throne to marry the American woman he loved -- but in reality, it was far ...

The romance between Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII remains one of the most dramatic scandals in British royal history. It shook the foundations of the monarchy and challenged the core essence of ...

If you thought Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s love story was intense, then you clearly never heard the one about King George VIII and Wallis Simpson. If he hadn’t fallen for the American divorcee, ...

Queen Elizabeth II had an unusual Kansas connection. The British monarch, who died Thursday at age 96, hadn't expected to become queen. But her uncle, King Edward VIII, cleared the way for that to ...

Most royal followers know that Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson. At the time, it was considered one of the biggest royal scandals in history. But even ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Tippett writes, "It throws new light on how and why he chose to abdicate ...

Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson lived in Nassau for five years when Edward was Governor of the Bahamas Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson’s former Bahamas home is on the market for $8.5 million. After ...

A rare copper coin minted to commemorate the reign of King Edward VIII, which lasted less than a year, has been sold at auction for a whopping $163,000 (133,000 pounds). The 1937 Pattern Penny was ...