A 165-acre park in Havering was once home to a palace gifted by King Henry VIII to three of his wives. This week, the Recorder is looking back at the history of Havering Country Park - one of the ...

His reign, so far, has been quiet, dutiful, and low‑profile – quite unlike the conspicuous drama surrounding Edward VIII’s abdication and departure to a more gilded, yet detached, existence.

George – or Bertie, as he was known by the family – was the second son of King George V and ideally placed to succeed his elder brother David, whose 325-day reign as King Edward VIII had ended ...

King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee, causing a royal scandal and altering the monarchy forever. Nearly a century later, Prince Harry and ...

In contrast, Edward’s brother, Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), had married the very suitable Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923. Who became king after King George V died?

King Edward VIII, then Prince of Wales, as a young man in military uniform. Hulton Archive/Getty Images As heir apparent to the throne, Edward trained in the Royal Navy from 1907 until 1911.

The royal family is in the midst of a challenging time, which royal expert Robert Jobson likened to King Edward VIII abdicating the throne.

His 20th-century observations about the character of King Edward VIII are newly relevant in the Washington, D.C., of the 21st.