BOOKS - HISTORY - The First Royal Media War Edward VIII, The Abdication and the Press
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The First Royal Media War Edward VIII, The Abdication and the Press
Author: Adrian Phillips
Year: 2023
Number of pages: 242
Format: EPUB | PDF
File size: 21,9 MB
Language: ENG
Year: 2023
Number of pages: 242
Format: EPUB | PDF
File size: 21,9 MB
Language: ENG
The abdication crisis of 1936 demolished the wall of silent deference that had protected the British royal family from press comment and intrusion since the days of Queen Victoria. King Edward VIII was a child of the burgeoning age of media and the first celebrity monarch, but the immense personal popularity created by his charm and good looks was not enough to save him when he came into conflict with a government that embodied the conservative ethos of the time.