Edward VII is photographed bare chested and featured in a new biography of Wallis Simpson, "Wallis in Love," by historian Andrew Morton.

Wallis Simpson was a controversial figure in the history of the British monarchy. She was the reason King Edward VIII, uncle of Queen Elizabeth II, abdicated from his throne in 1936. This is how ...

Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, and the former King Edward VIII, who became Duke of Windsor after his 1936 abdication, seen here circa 1965 arriving at Southampton on board the liner United States ...

Despite her story being told many times, the Duchess of Windsor’s time in China has never been seriously researched. Author ...

But the story of how Wallis Simpson cheated on Britain's king remains – even seventy years on – something few people know about. Edward fled the throne in December 1936.

King Edward signed the abdication papers on December 10, 1936, and made the announcement via radio broadcast to his subjects the next day. "I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of ...

King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in 1936 in order to marry Wallis Simpson. The pair were later known as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. - AP ...

Lianne Kolirin, CNN The French villa where the former British King, Edward VIII, lived with his American wife Wallis Simpson will open to the public for the first time. The run-down Villa Windsor ...

Ron Case/Keystone/Getty Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, and the former King Edward VIII, who became Duke of Windsor after his 1936 abdication, seen here circa 1965 arriving at Southampton on ...

King Charles; Wallis Simpson and Edward, the Duke of Windsor. Despite being monarch for less than a year, King Charles already surpassed the reign of his great-uncle King Edward VIII.

Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, and the former King Edward VIII, who became Duke of Windsor after his 1936 abdication, seen here circa 1965 arriving at Southampton on board the liner United States ...