Acts and Facts1936 Abdication CrisisBBC Parliament Duration: 5 minutesFirst broadcast: Sat 11th Jan 2020, 12:55 on BBC ParliamentLatest broadcast: Wed 10th Mar 2021, 23:25 on BBC ParliamentHistorian Kate Williams delivers a short lecture on King Edward VIII renouncing the throne to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson in 1936.GenresFactualHistoryFactualPoliticsBrandActs and Facts Source: BBC Online