Andrew Lownie Unisex Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile Of The Duke And Duchess Of Windsor By

Andrew Lownie

Description. Title:. Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Hardcover. ISBN: 9781639361410. A Town & Country "Must Read Book". 11 December 1936. The King of England, Edward VIII, has given up his crown, foregoing his duty for the love of Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée. Their courtship has been dogged by controversy and scandal, but with Edward's abdication, they can live happily ever after.. But do they? Beginning this astonishing dual biography at the moment that most biographers turn away, bestselling historian Andrew Lownie reveals the dramatic lives of the Windsors post-abdication. This is a story of a royal shut out by his family and forced into exile; of the Nazi attempts to recruit the duke to their cause; and of why the duke, as Governor of the Bahamas, tried to shut down the investigation into the murder of a close friend. It is a story of a couple obsessed with their status, financially exploiting their posit...