The Windsor Story
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
One of the most scandalous and romantic episodes in modern royal history comes alive in The Windsor Story, the definitive account of Edward VIII's abdication of the British throne for the love of Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée. Authors J. Bryan III and Charles J.V. Murphy — the latter a close personal friend of the Windsors — chronicle the full arc of this extraordinary relationship with unparalleled intimacy and authority, drawing on private conversations, personal letters, and exclusive access that no other biographers could claim. The result is a portrait of two singular individuals caught between the crushing weight of royal duty and the irresistible force of personal desire. Beyond the romance, The Windsor Story presents a sweeping social history of the twentieth century's most gilded and controversial circles, from the glittering courts of pre-war Europe to the sun-drenched exile of the Bahamas and beyond. Bryan and Murphy write with the precision of journalists and the narrative flair of storytellers, balancing sympathy with candour to reveal a Duke and Duchess who were far more complex — and far more human — than the myth surrounding them suggests. For anyone fascinated by the intersection of power, love, and sacrifice at the highest levels of society, this account remains the essential, authoritative record of a love story that shook an empire.
Author: J. Bryan Iii And Charles J.V. Murphy
Format: Hardback
Published: 1979, Granada
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
One of the most scandalous and romantic episodes in modern royal history comes alive in The Windsor Story, the definitive account of Edward VIII's abdication of the British throne for the love of Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée. Authors J. Bryan III and Charles J.V. Murphy — the latter a close personal friend of the Windsors — chronicle the full arc of this extraordinary relationship with unparalleled intimacy and authority, drawing on private conversations, personal letters, and exclusive access that no other biographers could claim. The result is a portrait of two singular individuals caught between the crushing weight of royal duty and the irresistible force of personal desire. Beyond the romance, The Windsor Story presents a sweeping social history of the twentieth century's most gilded and controversial circles, from the glittering courts of pre-war Europe to the sun-drenched exile of the Bahamas and beyond. Bryan and Murphy write with the precision of journalists and the narrative flair of storytellers, balancing sympathy with candour to reveal a Duke and Duchess who were far more complex — and far more human — than the myth surrounding them suggests. For anyone fascinated by the intersection of power, love, and sacrifice at the highest levels of society, this account remains the essential, authoritative record of a love story that shook an empire.