The Abdication of Edward VIII

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

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🗓️ 1 July 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In December 1936, the United Kingdom underwent its greatest constitutional crisis of the 20th century. The king, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne to marry an American divorcee. This might not seem like a scandal today, but at the time, it threatened to collapse the entire British government when Europe was on the brink of war. The aftermath of the abdication crisis saw the rise of a new king and the birth of an entirely new royal line, a legacy that endures to this day. Learn more about the abdication of Edward VIII, why it happened, and its fallout on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your local store. Find out more at heavenhilldistillery.com/hh-bottled-in-bond.php Sign up today at butcherbox.com/daily and use code daily to choose your free offer and get $20 off. Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your first month. Use the code EverythingEverywhere for a 20% discount on a subscription at Newspapers.com. Visit meminto.com and get 15% off with code EED15. Listen to Expedition Unknown wherever you get your podcasts. Get started with a $13 trial set for just $3 at harrys.com/EVERYTHING. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Ben Long & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In December 1936, the United Kingdom underwent its greatest constitutional crisis of the 20th century.
0:07.0	The King, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne to marry an American divorcee.
0:12.0	This might not seem like much of a scandal today, but at the time
0:15.5	it threatened to collapse the entire British government when Europe was right on the brink of war.
0:20.6	The aftermath of the abdication crisis saw the rise of a new king and the birth of an entirely
0:26.0	new royal line, a legacy that endures to this day.
0:30.3	Learn more about the Abdication of Edward the 8th, why it happened and its fallout on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. This episode is sponsored by American History Tellers.
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