King Edward VIII

Before he fell in love with Wallis Simpson, Edward VIII had fallen in love with America. Edward's fascination with America was not unreciprocated. America was equally fascinated by the Prince, especially his love life, and he became an international media celebrity through newsreels, radio, and the press.

Zusatztext Powell's book opens up a line of enquiry which explains much about the future king's love of America and Canada. Informationen zum Autor Ted Powell spent the early part of his career as Fellow and Director of Studies in History at Downing College, Cambridge. Later he qualified as a solicitor, and spent many years as a partner of national law firm Mills & Reeve. He is now a full-time writer and lecturer, and lives in Cambridge. Klappentext The extent to which Edward VIII fell in love with America itself prior to beginning a controversial relationship with an American woman is explored in this move away from Anglocentric looks at the monarch, with analysis also of the appeal and celebrity Edward encapsulated in the view of many Americans. Zusammenfassung Before he fell in love with Wallis Simpson, Edward VIII had fallen in love with America. Edward's fascination with America was not unreciprocated. America was equally fascinated by the Prince, especially his love life, and he became an international media celebrity through newsreels, radio, and the press.

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Ted Powell spent the early part of his career as Fellow and Director of Studies in History at Downing College, Cambridge. Later he qualified as a solicitor, and spent many years as a partner of national law firm Mills & Reeve. He is now a full-time writer and lecturer, and lives in Cambridge.

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The extent to which Edward VIII fell in love with America itself prior to beginning a controversial relationship with an American woman is explored in this move away from Anglocentric looks at the monarch, with analysis also of the appeal and celebrity Edward encapsulated in the view of many Americans.

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• Introduction: An American Love Affair

• 1: Edward VIII and the Birth of the American Century

• 2: The Prince and the Doughboys

• 3: A New World: Edward's Tour of North America, 1919

• 4: Jazzin' Around: Panama, San Diego, and Hawaii, 1920

• 5: The EP Ranch: a Fantasy of Escape

• 6: An Englishman in New York, 1924

• 7: The Prince of Wales and Other Americans: Edward and the American Media

• 8: Luckiest of Females: The Prince and American Women

• 9: David Against Edward

• 10: Inner Emigration: The Americanization of a Prince

• 11: The Great Catastrophe: The Prince, the Depression, and the USA

• 12: Wallis

• 13: The Greatest Story since the Crucifixion: America and the Abdication

• 14: The Frog Prince: The Windsors in Exile, 1937-45

• Epilogue: A Fly in Amber, 1945-72

• Bibliography

• Notes

• Index