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| | Edward VIII of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Duke of Windsor was installed as Governor, and became the first British monarch to ever hold a civilian political office. | | | The Duke died following a battle with throat cancer in 1972 at Paris, and his body was returned to Britain for burial at Frogmore, near Windsor Castle. | | | Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor), later The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), was the second British monarch of the House of Windsor. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VIII_of_the_United_Kingdom
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| | BBC ON THIS DAY 5 1972: Duke of Windsor laid to rest |
| | Edward, Duke of Windsor, was born on 23 June 1894. | | | He chose to abdicate, announcing his decision on radio, and on 10 December, just 11 months after becoming King, he left England under his new title the Duke of Windsor. | | | The half hour service, conducted by the dean of Windsor, ended with a blessing by the Archbishop of Canterbury. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/5/newsid_2496000/2496577.stm
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| | History Bookshop.com: Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor |
| | The eldest son of the Duke and Duchess of York (afterwards George V and Queen Mary), born on 23 June at White Lodge, Richmond Park, he was educated privately and at Osborne, Dartmouth, and Magdalen College, Oxford. | | | After his abdication he was created Duke of Windsor. | | | Apart from the wartime interlude when the Duke became governor of the Bahamas, retaining his post until 1947, he and the Duchess lived in France. |
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http://www.historybookshop.com/articles/people/monarchs/edward-8.asp
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| | Re: [CTRL] Hitler/Duke Of Windsor Link |
| | Actually, the duke never officially accepted the position, but two advantages can be seen in the decision to make the French appointment. | | | After only a few more months in Paris, the Windsors were offered the appointment as Governor of the Bahamas, to which they were escorted. | | | 386: "On August 4, 1945, John Balfour, who was now acting charge d'affaires in Washington, made arrangements for the duke to meet Pres. |
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http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/msg41087.html
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| | Windsor Tribune |
| | At 1,200 students per high school, Windsor is looking at five or six more high schools just with what’s on the books now in terms of all the development that’s been annexed or approved, Hill said. | | | That’s what the Windsor Chamber of Commerce is expecting at tonight’s forum at Windsor High School. | | | When everything is built out, you will have at least five or six high schools serving the Windsor school district, minimum, and it could be as many as eight or nine. |
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http://www.windsortribune.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3167
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| | Maryland Historical Society Library: Duke and Duchess of Windsor Scrapbooks, 1936-1938, MS. 1938 - Finding Aid |
| | Also the Duke of Windsor's abdication, health, exile in Vienna, confrontation with Stanley Baldwin, attack by Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop of York, praise by other Bishops, support by Winston Churchill and Rebecca West, his andldquo;own storyandrdquo;, his sailing from England on Admiralty yacht. | | | Four collections contain material related to the Duke of Windsor (previously King Edward VIII) and the Duchess of Windsor, Marylander Wallis Warfield Simpson (1896-1986), they are: MS. | | | Also Franco's bombardment of Barcelona, Poland's ultimatum to Lithuania, Hitler-Polish War Pact, Lithuania surrender to Polish arms. |
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http://www.mdhs.org/library/Mss/ms001938.html
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| | The Windsor Neckties Knot |
| | In 1936, after just a one year reign as King of Britain, Edward the VIII abdicated his throne to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson an American divorcee - a women he was rumored to having an affair with. | | | Folklore has it that his father King George V passed down this knot along with the crown jewels. | | | This shipping method is via U.S. Postal Service First Class Mail - FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ORDERS IS AVAILABLE "ONLY" AS FIRST CLASS MAIL FOR ORDERS WITH "Ship to Addresses" in the United States as domestic orders only. |
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http://www.abcneckties.com/windsorknot.html
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| | Edward VIII |
| | When he heard the news, Winston Churchill, the British prime minister, arranged for the Duke of Windsor to leave Europe and become the governor of the Bahamas. | | | To stress his support for the British, George V and his sons made several visits to the Western Front. | | | Instead, the government arranged for the bodyguards to report back to the FBI on where the Windsors went and whom they met. |
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http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/MONedwardVIII.htm
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| | Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (1896-1986), Wife of Duke of Windsor |
| | Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (1896-1986), Wife of Duke of Windsor | | | Their affair precipitated a constitutional crisis when, as the new king, Edward was forced to choose between losing his throne or his prospective wife. | | | He abdicated in December 1936, was created Duke of Windsor, and married Wallis Simpson in France the following June. |
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http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp05920
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| | Windsor, Wallis Warfield, duchess of on Encyclopedia.com |
| | Edward, Mrs Simpson and the divorce law: Stephen Cretney investigates whether the government colluded in the suppression of evidence that might have prevented Wallis Simpson's divorce and royal marriage.(Cross... | | | In 1916 she married a naval lieutenant, from whom she was divorced in 1927. |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/W/WindsorW1W1.asp
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| | Edward VIII |
| | He died in Paris but was buried at Windsor. | | | Edward VIII, 1894–1972, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1936), known in later years as the duke of Windsor; eldest son of | | | On Dec. 11, 1936, Parliament passed a bill of abdication, and Edward's younger brother became King |
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http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0816798.html
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| | Duke, Duchess of Windsor part of Nassau history The San Diego Union-Tribune |
| | The most famous governor general (and hence the historical hook of our visit) was the late Duke of Windsor, who along with his American wife, Wallis Warfield Simpson, was ensconced in Government House between 1940 and 1945. | | | The governor general represents Queen Elizabeth II, but the islands' head of government is Prime Minister Perry Christie. | | | The diminutive duke came by his title after he abdicated as King Edward VIII so he could marry Simpson, who was in the process of divorcing her second husband. |
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http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050306/news_1t06nassau.html
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| | News HRH The Duke of Windsor: Residence in the UK |
| | This minute on 7 November 1971, from the Prime Minister, Edward Heath, to his Principal Private Secretary, Robert Armstrong, reveals his concern about the Duke of Windsor's treatment, 'especially in the evening of his life.' The minute was prompted by a letter from a member of public expressing sympathy for the Windsors. | | | HRH The Duke of Windsor: Residence in the UK Abdication Papers | | | > HRH The Duke of Windsor: Residence in the UK |
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http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/releases/2003/january30/duke_residence.htm
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| | Duke of Windsor |
| | Sitting on a sack back Windsor in his Madison home, Trapp talks about how his Windsors are made the time-honored way -- with elbow grease, hand tools and patience -- just as when our nation was young. | | | Jeff Trapp Windsors is on Madison's east side. | | | Trapp estimates he is one of less than 100 artisans in the United States who make Windsor chairs by hand. |
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http://www.jsonline.com/news/sunday/interiors/0215windsor.stm
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| | Amazon.com: Books: A King's Story - The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor |
| | by Edward Windsor, Duke of Windsor, HRH The Duke of Windsor | | | THE WINDSOR STORY by J. Bryan III & C. Murphy /HB (Price: $7.50) | | | In this poignant, elegantly written memoir, the Duke recalls his austere upbringing, his days at Oxford, the Great War, his profound love for Wallis Simpson and the growing crisis over the affair, and the appalling dilemma that confronted him in the final months leading up to his abdication. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1853753033?v=glance
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| | Smiling Duke of Windsor, King George V at Camp NP-7 |
| | Duke of Windsor, King George V at Camp NP-7 | | | Smiling Duke of Windsor, King George V at Camp NP-7 | | | The Duke visited Camp NP-7 near Washington DC, touring that Camp with Lt. Horace Zimmerman, CO, 50 of his men and others, here leaving a Barracks or Office and smiling |
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http://members.aol.com/famjustin/Zimmermanp2.html
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| | Archive Photos: Duke and Duchess of Windsor@ HighBeam Research |
| | Married on June 3, 1937, the former King Edward VIII and the former Wallis Warfield Simpson were soon created the Duke and Duchess of Windsor--assuming the surname his father George V had... | | | Archive Photos: Duke and Duchess of Windsor@ HighBeam Research |
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http://www.highbeam.com/library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:30527278&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf
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| | JMVintage: Home Page - Specializing in Duke and Duchess of Windsor related items |
| | This issue includes: COVER photo: Duke and Duchess of Windsor black and white photography of the couple, location unknown, dated 1946. | | | Includes a comprehensive Readers Guide of manufacturers, who include, Kenneth Jay Lane KJL, Carolee, Harrods, Butler & Wilson, Le Vian, Franklin Mint, and others. | | | POSTSCRIPT: WINDSOR AUCTION--Souvenirs of a Life With the Duke & Duchess of Windsor. |
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http://www.jmvintage.com
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| | A KING'S STORY: The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor - Duke of Windsor |
| | A KING'S STORY: The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor - Duke of Windsor | | | Keywords: Duke of Windsor Memoirs Biography Autobiography Royal Family England | | | The book is illustrated with vintage black and white photographs and it is dedicated to Wallis, the woman for whom the man gave up a kingdom. |
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http://www.frugalfamilybooks.com/si/040571.html
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| | Duke of Windsor: Edward VIII |
| | Duke of Windsor, Edward VIII speaking in 1941 as Governor of the Bahamas | | | This ruling by a Lord Chancellor may be the source of the saying: | | | On his accession to the throne at the end of 1936 George VI maintained a close and active association with Freemasonry. |
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http://www.thefleece.org/masonicbooks/king.html
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| | The Duke of Windsor Inn Cape May New Jersey Reviews |
| | The Duke of Windsor Inn Cape May New Jersey Reviews | | | Home » United States » New Jersey » Cape May » Cape May Hotels » The Duke of Windsor Inn | | | I stayed at the Duke of Windsor Inn for a weekend in late March. |
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http://kayak.com/h/hotel/id/79151
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| | CNN - Duke of Windsor's desk sells for $415,000 - February 21, 1998 |
| | The Duke of Windsor gave up throne in 1936 after serving less than a year to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson, an American divorcee. | | | The duke, the uncle of Queen Elizabeth, died in 1972, and she died in 1986. | | | The 18th century mahogany desk was perhaps the most prized of the 3,311 separate items from the Duke and Duchess of Windsor collection being auctioned at Sotheby's in New York. |
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http://www.cnn.com/US/9802/21/windsor.auction
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| | Windsor Tribune - Duke of Windsor flap embarassing for town |
| | Although some defend the Windsor bar owner, it’s clear that many Windsor residents consider a recent incident involving nudity during a motorcycle run to be a black eye for the town. | | | Windsor police Sgt. Jerry Selzer said the only types of law pertaining to exposure are under the Colorado Revised Statutes for public indecency or indecent exposure or under the liquor laws for what’s permitted in a liquor establishment. | | | Windsor does not have a town ordinance against lewd behavior in a bar. |
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http://www.windsortribune.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3167
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| | Britannia: Monarchs of Britain |
| | He was created Duke of Windsor, married Wallis and relished in social life. | | | Edward was immensely popular when he came to throne; his widow, the Duchess of Windsor, lamented his abdication after his death: "He might have been a great King; the people loved him." | | | Had Edward pressed the issue, the constitutional monarchy would be irrepreparably damaged; he chose to abdicate rather than mar the image of the monarchy. |
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http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon61.html
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| | Duke of Windsor Signet Ring |
| | Edward VIII, pure at heart, collaborated with the House of Windsor on the creation of his cipher, | | | The cipher, conferred by Royal Warrant To Edward VIII after his abdication in 1936 by | | | [ Duke of Windsor Signet Ring ] [ Duke of Windsor Cufflinks ] [ Duke of Windsor Bronze Cufflink ] |
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http://www.2000colors.com/windsor/page1.htm
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| | BBC News Europe Duke of Windsor's abdication desk goes under the hammer |
| | Mr Al Fayed said his family wished to use more of the Windsor residence for their own use. | | | "It extends through his courtship and marriage to Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, and to the Paris years during which they were undisputed leaders of society and key figures in the world of twentieth century fashion." | | | It had originally been Mr Al Fayed's intention to sell the collection last September, but the auction was postponed after the deaths of his son Dodi Fayed and Diana, Princess of Wales. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_53000/53490.stm
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| | Amazon.ca: Books: Hidden Agenda: How the Duke of Windsor Betrayed the Allies |
| | How did the Duke of Windsor betray the allies and did his war time activity amount to treason? | | | However, the Duke's position at home had been undermined by internal machinations that had led to his resignation and he was unable to realize his ambition which, according to Allen, was to recover his throne through this admittedly risky alliance with Berlin. | | | This act of treason was subsequently covered up by a royal family fearful of a backlash. |
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http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0871319934
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| | The Duke of Windsor Inn - Cape May, New Jersey - BBOnline.com / Introduction |
| | The Duke of Windsor Inn - Cape May, New Jersey - BBOnline.com / Introduction | | | The Duke of Windsor Inn is named in honor of the fabled monarch who gave up the throne of England to wed a commoner. | | | His love was Wallis Warfield Simpson of Baltimore, Maryland, who had her "coming out" ball here in Cape May. |
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http://www.bbonline.com/nj/windsor
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| | WSL's Prince Charles Versus the Duke of Windsor Essay |
| | Close to the date that he would have been crowned King, he married Wallis Simpson. | | | He gave up the title of King of the Commonwealth and took over the title of Duke of Windsor and continued his life in a new country. | | | The Duke of Windsor did nothave these bonds with Great Britain. |
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http://moonlight.codedaemon.com/writtenworkspoemslyrics/dukeofwindsor.html
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| | Georgetown INN: Read Reviews, Compare Features & Prices |
| | The Georgetown Inn opened in 1961 as the finest hotel in Georgetown. | | | The Duke and Duchess of Winsor are among many who have stayed in this European-styled boutique property. |
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http://www.nextag.com/goto.jsp?p=169&search=duke+hotel+windsor&node=2703100
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| | Abramovich Fixes Up Own Windsor Castle |
| | Billionaire Roman Abramovich has purchased a palatial villa in the south of France that was once home to the exiled Duke of Windsor, who moved there with his American wife, Wallis Simpson, after abdicating the British throne. | | | You might also be interested in our free E-mail News Summary, which delivers our entire edition every day straight to your inbox. | | | The oil magnate and Chelsea soccer club owner bought the vast Chateau de la Croe for ?15 million and is currently renovating it, according to a new unauthorized biography of the tycoon, "Abramovich: The Billionaire from Nowhere." |
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http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2004/10/19/043.html
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| | Cigar Weekly: CW Review: Macanudo Duke of Windsor Café |
| | Cigar Weekly: CW Review: Macanudo Duke of Windsor Café | | | One of the top selling cigar brands in the U.S., Macanudo is the standard by which all other mild cigars are judged. | | | If you prefer mild smokes, I'd tell you to give the Duke of Windsor a try, but you probably have already tried it. |
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http://www.cigarweekly.com/magazine/archives/1999/review65.asp
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| | The Duke of Windsor Inn in Cape May, NJ, |
| | Open: all year, Credit cards: MC, VS Select Registry | | | The Duke of Windsor Inn in Cape May, NJ, | | | Displaying the warm welcome and extending the hospitality for which inns are famous, Patricia is reason alone for staying at The Duke of Windsor Inn. |
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http://www.karenbrown.com/ma/detail.lasso?RecID=13619
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| | Windsor Insurance |
| | Prince Aaron Veloso of Windsor / HRH The Duke of Windsor | | | The Duchy of Windsor may be technically vacant, but a grant of this sort would have been world-famous. | | | Votes For Deletion/Prince Aaron Veloso Of Windsor / HRH The Duke Of Windsor |
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http://www.wwwtln.com/finance/211/windsor-insurance.html
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| | Windsor, Duke of |
| | Windsor, Wallis Warfield, duchess of - Windsor, Wallis Warfield, duchess of, 1896–1986, American-born wife of Edward, duke of... |
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