Title
King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, 1936. Artist: Unknown
Caption
King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, 1936. Edward (1894-1972) succeeded his father George V to the throne as King Edward VIII in 1936. He ruled from ruled 20 January 1936 until 11 December 1936, and abdicated in order to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee, thus heading off an impending constitutional crisis. Illustration from George V and Edward VIII, A Royal Souvenir, by FGH Salusbury, a souvenir book published as Edward VIII was crowned following the death of his father, George V, (Daily Express Publication, London, 1936).
The Print Collector collection
Date
1936
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Reference
HRM19C16_387
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,0Mb (2,1Mb) / 12,4in x 15,6in / 3722 x 4692 (300dpi)