Monday, December 11, 2006
This Day in History
On this day in 1936, King Edward VIII abdicates the throne of England (and the rest of the extensive Empire) to marry a not that attractive divorcee Mrs. Wallis Simpson; and his brother, the Duke of York, becomes King George VI. Better known as the Duke of Windsor to us, he was more adept at dressing well than keen political insight (a little too cozy with the NAZIs for my tastes). He is rumored to have had an unhappy marriage. I still admire him for inventing a new way to tie a tie, the Windsor knot. How many ways could there possibly be?
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 7:41 AM 
