Edward VIII: King, Lover, Traitor
Code: LH11801
Dates: September 19 - October 24, 2022
Meets: 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Sessions: 5
Location: Creutzburg Center
Course Fee: $89.00
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Edward VIII famously abdicated the throne of Britain so that he could be with “the woman I love.” Yet the romanticized version of his story erases some of the darker and less appealing aspects of his life and short reign. Examine all aspects of his life and the consequences for the British monarchy.
R. Barry Levis
R. Barry Levis, PhD, Professor Emeritus, History, Rollins College (ret 2013); Director, Humanities Program, Hamilton Holt School of Rollins College, 1981-2012; Director, Graduate Program, Liberal Studies, Rollins College (1990-2000)levis@rollins.edu
