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Letter from Edward VIII lays bare Royal rift sparked by his marriage to Wallis Simpson 81 years on

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An explosive personal letter penned by Edward VIII that lays bare the scale of the Royal rift provoked by his marriage to divorcee Wallis Simpson has come to light 81 years later.   Twice-married Ms Simpson was at the centre of one of the most scandalous love affairs of the 20th century when she entered into … Read more

Car that allegedly helped King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson’s relationship to go up for auction

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The car which is alleged to have helped develop a controversial royal romance is set to be auctioned this week. King Edward VIII abdicated the throne on December 11, 1936, after refusing to split from Wallis Simpson. It is believed that Simpson traveled around London in secret in 1933 with the future king in a 1933 … Read more

Drawing of crying Henry VIII may cause historical reassessment

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Have we been painting Henry VIII in the wrong light? Famous ‘unfeeling’ womaniser was left ‘heartbroken’ by his mother’s death and ‘wept’ at her bedside, unearthed drawing reveals Henry VIII was not unaffected by grief and left ‘heartbroken’ by mother’s death  Captured ‘weeping’ at her bedside, according to new documentary about ruler Henry VIII, which … Read more

Unearthed drawing of a weeping young Henry VIII

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Have we been painting Henry VIII in the wrong light? Famous ‘unfeeling’ womaniser was left ‘heartbroken’ by his mother’s death and ‘wept’ at her bedside, unearthed drawing reveals Henry VIII was not unaffected by grief and left ‘heartbroken’ by mother’s death  Captured ‘weeping’ at her bedside, according to new documentary about ruler Henry VIII, which … Read more

Creepy waxwork models of the Queen, Henry VIII and even Adolf Hitler go on sale as museum shuts down

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Creepy waxwork models of the Queen, Henry VIII and even Adolf Hitler go on sale alongside a giant military transport plane as museum shuts down Collectors can buy waxwork models of the Queen, Henry VIII and Hitler A Blackburn Beverley transport aircraft XB259 is also up for sale for  £30,000 The elderly owner of the Fort Paull … Read more

Henry VIII hated camping so much he slept in easily-erected ‘houses of timber’ 

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Henry VIII hated camping so much he slept in easily-erected ‘houses of timber’ while on campaign, a historian has revealed.  Alden Gregory, curator of historic buildings at Historic Royal Palaces which manages Hampton Court among others, said that while Henry was associated with the sumptuous tents at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, there … Read more