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Instrument of Abdication of King Edward VIII

Instrument of Abdication, signed by King Edward VIII. The abdication was a result of the constitutional crisis caused by King Edward VIII proposing to marry Wallis Simpson, an American socialite who was divorced from her first husband and was pursuing the divorce of her second. He was succeeded by his younger brother, George VI. Dated 20th century.

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Title: Instrument of Abdication of King Edward VIII

Caption: Instrument of Abdication, signed by King Edward VIII. The abdication was a result of the constitutional crisis caused by King Edward VIII proposing to marry Wallis Simpson, an American socialite who was divorced from her first husband and was pursuing the divorce of her second. He was succeeded by his younger brother, George VI. Dated 20th century

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Image size: 3661 × 5729 px | 60.0 MB

Print size: 31.0 × 48.5 cm | 1441.3 × 2255.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 20TH CENTURY • ABDICATE • ABDICATED • ABDICATION • AMERICA • AMERICAN • BRITAIN • BRITISH • CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS • CRISIS • DIVORCE • DIVORCÉE • EDWARD VIII • EMPEROR • EMPEROR-KING • GEORGE VI • INSTRUMENT OF ABDICATION • KING EDWARD VIII • KING GEORGE VI • KING • MARRIAGE • MONARCH • MONARCHY • PROPOSAL • PROPOSED • ROYAL FAMILY • ROYAL • ROYALTY • SOCIALITE • WALLIS SIMPSON