Battle of the Royal Brothers: King Edward VIII, King George VI, and the Rift That Altered Heritage

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 06:27:47 +0000

It was a chilly winter’s working day at the Royal Lodge Windsor on December 11, 1936. Two brothers—one a previous king, 1 the new king—took leave of every other and the roles they experienced assumed their whole life. The former king, Edward, Duke of Windsor, was off with American divorcée Wallis Simpson, the lady for whom he had abdicated his birthright. According to biographer Sarah Bradford, Edward kissed the hand of his more youthful brother Bertie—now King George VI.

Drawing of crying Henry VIII might trigger historic reassessment

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 04:05:41 +0000

Have we been portray Henry VIII in the erroneous gentle? Well known ‘unfeeling’ womaniser was left ‘heartbroken’ by his mother’s death and ‘wept’ at her bedside, unearthed drawing reveals

Henry VIII was not unaffected by grief and remaining ‘heartbroken’ by mother’s death
Captured ‘weeping’ at her bedside, according to new documentary about ruler
Henry VIII, which airs on Channel 5 at 9pm tonight, reveals unearthed drawing
It shows the royal’s psychological response to mother’s passing when he was just 10

By Jessica Environmentally friendly For Mailonline

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Battle of the Royal Brothers: King Edward VIII, King George VI, and the Rift That Altered Heritage

Drawing of crying Henry VIII might trigger historic reassessment

Have we been portray Henry VIII in the erroneous gentle? Well known ‘unfeeling’ womaniser was left ‘heartbroken’ by his mother’s death and ‘wept’ at her bedside, unearthed drawing reveals