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| King Edward VIII and Archbishop Cosmo Gordon Lang |
In newly discovered Lambeth Palace
archives, it was revealed that England’s first celebrity archbishop, Cosmo Gordon
Lang, betrayed King Edward VIII – the Monarch he was supposed to serve – and orchestrated
the Abdication crisis, reports Daily Mail.
Among the
things he did, the Mail reports, was colluding with the
editor of The Times to threaten Edward over his affair with
divorcee Wallis Simpson. He also stooped to blackmail and
rumour-mongering, falsely alleging that the King was mentally ill and an
alcoholic. This was uncovered by Rev. Dr. Robert Beaken, while researching for
a book.
Learn more about this at Daily Mail.
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Good for Cosmo Lang. Considering the fact that the Duke of Windsor thought Hitler was dandy, was illegally currency trading during the war, couldn't handle his booze and ran off at the mouth and was nothing short of a crook (the insurance scam where they claimed his wife's jewelery was stolen at a house party when visiting England - and that after her death it turned up in her possession for auction) Thank Goodness we were well rid of him as king!
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