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Edward VIII
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History of Great Britain
1879
Disraeli, Benjamin
Forced to abdicate by the
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1936
Baldwin, Stanley
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1936
Bowes-Lyon
11th Dec London
Albert, Duke of York, becomes
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1936
Edward VIII
Abdication
is legislated by Majesty's
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1936
16th Nov
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Chooses to abdicate rather than give up, "The woman I love"
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Broadcasts to the nation after his decision to abdicate
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