02804cam a2200349 i 4500 567522349 TxAuBib 20220811120000.0 220617s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2022020493 9781639361410 HRD 32.00 1639361413 HRD 32.00 TxAuBib rda Lownie, Andrew, author Traitor king. Traitor king [BOOK] : the scandalous exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor / Andrew Lownie. First Pegasus Books cloth edition. New York : Pegasus Books, 2022. 422 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 11 December 1936. The King of England, Edward VIII, has given up his crown, foregoing his duty for the love of Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée. Their courtship has been dogged by controversy and scandal, but with Edward's abdication, they can live happily ever after. But do they? Beginning this astonishing dual biography at the moment that most biographers turn away, bestselling historian Andrew Lownie reveals the dramatic lives of the Windsors post-abdication. This is a story of a royal shut out by his family and forced into exile; of the Nazi attempts to recruit the duke to their cause; and of why the duke, as Governor of the Bahamas, tried to shut down the investigation into the murder of a close friend. It is a story of a couple obsessed with their status, financially exploiting their position, all the while manipulating the media to portray themselves as victims. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor were, in their day, the most glamorous exiles in the world, flitting from sumptuously appointed mansions in the south of France to luxurious residences in Palm Beach. But they were spoiled, selfish people, obsessed with their image, and revelling in adulterous affairs. Drawing upon previously unexplored archives, Lownie shows in dramatic fashion how their glittering world was riddled with treachery and betrayal—and why the royal family never forgave the duke for choosing love over duty. Provided by publisher. 20220811. Windsor, Edward Duke of 1894-1972. Windsor, Edward Duke of 1894-1972. Political and social views. Windsor, Wallis Warfield Duchess of 1896-1986. World War, 1939-1945. Biographies. Great Britain Kings and rulers Biography. Great Britain History George VI, 1936-1952.