The Duchess of Windsor: The Secret Life

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Romance and scandal in royal historic upheaval.

If you're intrigued by love stories powerful enough to alter history, "The Duchess of Windsor: The Secret Life" offers just that. Charles Higham provides a window into the life of Wallis Simpson, the woman behind King Edward VIII's abdication. It's a captivating look at their romance entwined with the glamour and controversies of their time. This read is perfect if you're drawn to exploring the complexities and human elements behind monumental historical events.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Duchess of Windsor: The Secret Life

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ISBN: 9780070288010
Authors: Charles Higham
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Date of Publication: 1988-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: History, Politics, Biographies & Memoirs
Goodreads rating: 3.58
(rated by 653 readers)

Description

Wallis, the Duchess of Windsor, was one of the most famous women in history, the American divorcee who captured the King of England, Edward VIII, and cost him his throne. Until Charles Higham's 1.3 million-copy bestseller, much of her life was a glamorous mystery. Now, fifteen years later, major new documentary evidence, classified at the time, makes for a book far more sensational than the original bestseller. Drawing from long-suppressed archives in France, England, and the United States, Higham has uncovered the duchess's passionate affair with a top-ranking political figure, the duke's romantic involvement with a male equerry, the secret radio broadcasts the couple made to Hitler, and the blackmail plot in Paris that almost brought them - and the British royal family - to ruin.
 

Romance and scandal in royal historic upheaval.

If you're intrigued by love stories powerful enough to alter history, "The Duchess of Windsor: The Secret Life" offers just that. Charles Higham provides a window into the life of Wallis Simpson, the woman behind King Edward VIII's abdication. It's a captivating look at their romance entwined with the glamour and controversies of their time. This read is perfect if you're drawn to exploring the complexities and human elements behind monumental historical events.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.