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 ...

Britain strongly urged the Irish Government nearly fifty years ago not to release key 1936 records about King Edward VIII’s ...

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, ...

Who was King Edward VIII? King Edward VIII, also known as Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, assumed the position of king of the United Kingdom in 1936. His father, George V, died on January 20, 1936, ...

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 ...

There are chance meetings and seemingly minor conversations that change the course of history. When King Edward VIII met Wallis Simpson, they began a love affair that would cause him to walk away from ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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.