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Edward VIII, eldest son of George V and Mary of Teck, was born June 23, 1894. He married an American divorcee, Wallis Simpson, abdicating the throne after reigning a scant eleven months. The couple failed to produce children; Edward died in 1972. ...
http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon61.html
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- The Edward VIII
Edward VIII, 1894–1972, king of Great Britain and Ireland 1936, known in later years as the duke of Windsor; eldest son of George V. He attended the naval colleges at Osborne and Dartmouth and Magdalen College, Oxford. In 1911 he was made prince of W ...
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0816798.html
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- A BBC Edward
Edward was born on 23 June 1894 in Richmond, Surrey, the eldest child of the Duke of York. He was always known in his family as David, one of many middle names. In 1910, Edwards father became King George V and Edward Prince of Wales. He joined the Gr ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/edward_viii_king.shtml
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- A Spectrum Biographies
I, Edward, do hereby declare my irrevocable determination to renounce the throne for myself and my descendants. These words were spoken by Edward VIII, the only British monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne.Edward VIII, later known as Edward, du ...
http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/EdwardVIII.html
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- The Edward VIII Speech
Edward VIII 18941972 became King of England after the death of his father, George V, on January 20, 1936. Nearly 42yearsold and a bachelor, Edward then made known his desire to marry an American woman named Wallis Warfield Simpson, whom he had known ...
http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/edward.htm
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