After ruling for less than one year, Edward VIII becomes the first English monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne on Dec. 11, 1936.

The world watched in shock as Britain’s King Edward VIII abdicated the throne on 1936. The decision came when it became clear ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

A rare coin featuring Britain’s King Edward VIII, who abdicated to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson, has sold for a record £1 million ($1.3 million). The Royal Mint, which makes all coins for ...

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 ...

To understand why a king would give up his throne for her, you have to look at who Wallis Simpson was and how her presence ...

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 ...