I picked this up based off reading the introduction for the sequel and seeing how much Larman dislikes Edward VIII (whom I will be referring to as David — Larman makes the choice to use Edward in his book, which is fair enough, but his whole family called him David and I prefer to link the name Edward to my much preferred favorite, Edward VII). I figured I should start with the first volume and see what led him to such vituperative language in the […]
“I live with bread like you, feel want / Taste grief, need friends: subjected thus, / How can you say to me, I am a king?”
The Crown in Crisis: Countdown to the Abdication by Alexander Larman
