1. King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936 so that he could marry Mrs Simpson, a divorced woman.

2. King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936.

3. Edward VIII had done the unthinkable and abdicated the throne.

4. Edward VIII was succeeded by his younger brother, who was next in line to the throne.

5. Edward VIII -- later styled Duke of Windsor.

6. Yes, except Edward V , Edward VIII.

7. American divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication.

8. When Edward VIII abdicated the British throne, he surprised the entire world.

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9. King Edward VIII abdicated the British throne in 1936 in order to marry a divorced woman.

10. Ruling house of Great Britain (since 97), including George V, who adopted the name Windsor in 97, and his descendants Edward VIII, George VI, and Elizabeth II.

11. Clear in my mind is the image of Queen Victoria, with the future kings, Edward VII and George V standing behind her, and the infant Edward VIII in her lap.

12. The eldest son of the Duke of York, the future Duke of Windsor, ascended to the throne as Edward VIII in January 1936, but his reign was short-lived.

13. There was a small quirk in this alternating pattern when Edward VIII ascended to the throne and was portrayed facing left, the same as his predecessor George V.

14. Every British sovereign since William the Conqueror has been crowned in the abbey except Edward V and Edward VIII.

1. King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936 so that he could marry Mrs Simpson, a divorced woman.