There was one twentieth century monarch who remains unique in that not only was he never crowned king, but he abdicated after reigning for less than a year, leaving his confused and fearful younger brother to take up the responsibility in his place.Edward VIII is now rightly regarded as one of the least consequential monarchs in British history.Vain, petty, completely in thrall to – the woman that he gave up his throne in order to marry – and profoundly selfish, he attracted notoriety for everything from his Nazi sympathies to a willingness to fall out with the rest of his family.
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