Before Wallis

Edward VIII's Other Women

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Wallis Simpson stole the king's heart and rocked the monarchy - but she was not Edward VIII's first or only love. Before Wallis dominated his life, he adored three other women: Rosemary Leveson Gower, the girl he wanted to marry; Freda Dudley Ward, the Prince's long-term mistress; and Thelma Furness, his twice-married American lover. Each one of the three women in this book could have changed the course of history. In examining their lives and impact on the heir to the throne, Rachel Trethewey questions whether he ever really wanted to be king....

Rachel TretheweyCharlotte StrevensOakhill Publishing

Europe

Great Britain

Historical

Politics & Activism

Royalty

Europe Great Britain Historical Politics & Activism Royalty

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Disjointed and filled with too much information about other people. Jumped around from freda to Thelma to Wallis then a rosemary, gave up half way through!

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