The Traitor King
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 his astonishing biography at the moment most turn away, bestselling historian Andrew Lownie reveals the dramatic lives of the Windsors post-abdication. 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 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, and manipulating the media to portray themselves as victims.
The Windsors 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 hitherto unexplored archives, Lownie shows how their glittering, brittle world was riddled with treachery and betrayal and why the Royal family never forgave the Duke for choosing love over duty.
Видео The Traitor King канала Cambridge Development & Alumni Relations
But do they? Beginning his astonishing biography at the moment most turn away, bestselling historian Andrew Lownie reveals the dramatic lives of the Windsors post-abdication. 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 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, and manipulating the media to portray themselves as victims.
The Windsors 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 hitherto unexplored archives, Lownie shows how their glittering, brittle world was riddled with treachery and betrayal and why the Royal family never forgave the Duke for choosing love over duty.
Видео The Traitor King канала Cambridge Development & Alumni Relations
Показать
Комментарии отсутствуют
Информация о видео
28 октября 2021 г. 15:32:04
00:51:42
Другие видео канала
Cambridge law pro bono workExamining what works with girls and women in conflict with the lawCambridge Conversations: Decision-making, politics and expertiseA naturalist in the tropics - watching and wondering in the footsteps of Wallace and DarwinMagma, meteorites and marine reptiles the Sedgwick Museum's Collections Research CentreThe Haddon Library at 100 – new facets of Alfred HaddonRobots that work togetherFitz and Will the Cambridge CatsOn YouTube, and places where they singWhat kind of future do we want? And who gets to decide?Cambridge vs Oxford - University Varsity Match 2012 - The Cambridge PulseWildflowers, hedgehogs and honey; a walk on the wild side of sustainabilityCambridge Mathematics — Unveiling Mysteries of the Quantum WorldWellness Wanders at the Botanic GardenMaterials Science & Metallurgy Centenary Series 100th Anniversary EventMarvellous milk cells: unravelling the secrets of the human breastBurgundy — A Forgotten PowerExam dreams: 'waking terror'Cambridge Children's Hospital: A Whole New WayTown, Gown (and Clergy): Cambridge's First Industrial RevolutionMy Room, You Room with Dame Barbara Stocking and Bethany Evans – from CAM 77