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A fresh chronicle . . . Mr. Larman brings his cast of characters vividly to life in a fast-paced, lively staging of the drama. It's as much fun to read as a good political thriller. --Moira Hodgson, Wall Street Journal An entertaining, multilayered study of the abdication crisis of 1936 and the many traitorous and sycophantic characters surrounding King Edward VIII. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review Readers who enjoy British and royal history as well as fans of the Netflix series The Crown will greatly enjoy this insightful book. --Library Journal, starred review Excellent, well written, deeply researched, The Crown in Crisis is a dynamic revisionist history of the Abdication that brings to life a national and personal drama with a flamboyant cast of princes, charlatans, socialites, courtiers, press barons, politicians, and adventurers that is both heartbreaking and glamorous, scholarly, and very entertaining. --Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The Romanovs A juicy account of the events leading up to and following British monarch King Edward VIII's abdication...even dedicated royal watchers will learn something new from this comprehensive account of one of the biggest scandals in the history of the British monarchy. --Publishers Weekly Larman combines the personal with the political, high drama with low morals, to create a compulsively readable and comprehensive account. Anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of one of the key events of the 20th century, whose reverberations are still with us today, must read this engagingly fun and detailed book. --Anne Sebba, New York Times bestselling author of That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor [Larman] blends previous reporting and newly published archival sources into a deeply researched account that will fascinate royal lovers and history fans alike. --Bookpage Alexander Larman's well-researched and well-written The Crown in Crisis is both scholarly and highly readable. He has mastered the sources superbly, and his analysis of the extraordinary story is full of thought-provoking insights. An exciting new title by a talented young historian. --Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny A completely fascinating and authoritative account of the Abdication Crisis, written with tremendous sophistication and insight. --William Boyd, author of Any Human Heart

A fresh chronicle . . . Mr. Larman brings his cast of characters vividly to life in a fast-paced, lively staging of the drama. It's as much fun to read as a good political thriller. --Moira Hodgson, Wall Street Journal An entertaining, multilayered study of the abdication crisis of 1936 and the many traitorous and sycophantic characters surrounding King Edward VIII. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review Readers who enjoy British and royal history as well as fans of the Netflix series The Crown will greatly enjoy this insightful book. --Library Journal, starred review Excellent, well written, deeply researched, The Crown in Crisis is a dynamic revisionist history of the Abdication that brings to life a national and personal drama with a flamboyant cast of princes, charlatans, socialites, courtiers, press barons, politicians, and adventurers that is both heartbreaking and glamorous, scholarly, and very entertaining. --Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The Romanovs A juicy account of the events leading up to and following British monarch King Edward VIII's abdication...even dedicated royal watchers will learn something new from this comprehensive account of one of the biggest scandals in the history of the British monarchy. --Publishers Weekly Larman combines the personal with the political, high drama with low morals, to create a compulsively readable and comprehensive account. Anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of one of the key events of the 20th century, whose reverberations are still with us today, must read this engagingly fun and detailed book. --Anne Sebba, New York Times bestselling author of That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor [Larman] blends previous reporting and newly published archival sources into a deeply researched account that will fascinate royal lovers and history fans alike. --Bookpage Alexander Larman's well-researched and well-written The Crown in Crisis is both scholarly and highly readable. He has mastered the sources superbly, and his analysis of the extraordinary story is full of thought-provoking insights. An exciting new title by a talented young historian. --Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny A completely fascinating and authoritative account of the Abdication Crisis, written with tremendous sophistication and insight. --William Boyd, author of Any Human Heart

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Alexander Larman is a British historian and journalist. His acclaimed books of historical and literary biography include Blazing Star, Restoration, and Byron's Women, and he has edited and ghostwritten for a variety of publications. He writes for the Times, Observer, and Telegraph, as well as The Spectator and The Critic. He lives in Oxford with his wife Nancy and daughter Rose.

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