Once a kingUsing never before seen sources, 'Once a King' is a fresh, revelatory and gripping insight into the Duke of Windsor King Edward VIII who gave up the throne to marry the woman he loved, twice divorced American Wallis Simpson. Considering Edward VIII's travels and interests as Prince of Wales as well as his relationship with Wallis Simpson and the course of events leading up to his abdication and subsequent exile, 'Once a King' offers a previously

barely alive

Dan Cruickshank

they reveal the ten dramatic instincts

Delicately observed and rigorously researched

Now in her forties

A charismatic horse who commanded the sun and ruled and ruled and kept on ruling

or anyone who needs a little comfort this Christmas

The poems fizz off the page with sound and rhythm

a young archaeology student who went missing in the 1990s

dismantle safety controls at a chemical plant and shut down the power in an entire nation - just ask the Ukraine

or may not

Elizabeth has seen off more than one Spanish attempt at invasion