Why did Edward VIII abdicate?

Welcome to the biggest royal shocker of the whole 20th century!
Imagine you're King, and everyone expects you to rule forever.
But what if you wanted to marry someone the rules said you
absolutely couldn't? That's exactly what happened to King Edward
VIII in 1936!


Edward had only been King for a few months when he announced the
unthinkable. He was deeply in love with an American woman named
Wallis Simpson, but she had been divorced—twice! The British
government and the Church said no way, a King cannot marry a
divorcée. So, what did Edward do? He made the ultimate choice:
love over duty! He shocked the world by giving up his crown after
only 326 days. Find out how this enormous decision changed the
royal family forever and who had to step up and become the new
King! Get ready for royal drama, secrets, and a whole lot of
history that is definitely not boring!