In the clip, historians explain how after just nine months on the throne, King Edward VIII was at an impasse. He'd managed to keep his two-year relationship with Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée, ...

The French villa where the former British King, Edward VIII, lived with his American wife Wallis Simpson will open to the public for the first time. The run-down Villa Windsor in the Boulogne woods of ...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A letter penned by the future King Edward VIII to his mistress depicts him as a starry-eyed, incurable romantic, years before his sensational decision to marry divorcee Wallis ...

Prince Harry isn’t the first royal to step back from duties and later write a tell-all. His great-great-uncle, Edward, Duke of Windsor, produced a ghost-written biography titled "A King’s Story: The ...

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 ...

A new biography reveals shocking details about the life of the late socialite. — -- Before Meghan Markle, Wallis Simpson was the first American divorcee to marry into the British royal family.

It is arguably the most infamous royal tour ever, sparking panic for both the Palace and government. In October 1937, King Edward VIII accepted an invitation to visit Nazi Germany. He was motivated by ...

“There will soon be only five Kings left — the Kings of England, Diamonds, Hearts, Spades, and Clubs” — King Farouk to Lord Boyd-Orr in Cairo, 1951. Monarchy in Britain, as King Farouk’s quip suggests ...

King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson. Prince Harry and Meghan's decision to no longer be working members of Britain's royal family is bringing to mind the ...

As viewers of The Crown can surely attest, the British royal family has generated more than its share of drama in the past 100-odd years. And with CNN's new six-part documentary series, The Windsors: ...