The Crown Kings Brother
The crown season 2 finally tackles the dark underbelly of edward viiis personality and political leanings after carefully tip toeing around the subject in season 1.
The crown kings brother. Edward born in 1894 was the eldest son of king george v who became the british sovereign in 1910. In 1936 a constitutional crisis in the british empire arose when king emperor edward viii proposed to marry wallis simpson an american socialite who was divorced from her first husband and was pursuing the divorce of her second. His daughter elizabeth became queen directly following his death in 1952.
The marriage was opposed by the governments of the united kingdom and the dominions of the british commonwealthreligious legal political and moral objections. Viserys dies in agony and when his dead body slumps to the ground the solidified gold makes a resounding metallic thud. On the crown he will be.
English actor jared harris made few appearances as king george vi. Derek jacobi takes over the role of elizabeth iis uncle and berties brother the former king who abdicated the throne for wallis simpson. George vi became king on december 11th 1936 after his older brother edward viii the duke of windsor abdicated the throne.
On december 12 his younger brother the duke of york was proclaimed king george vi. Drogo later addresses him in the common tongue a crown for a king and pours the molten gold onto viseryss head as the promised terrible golden crown killing him for his impudence. Alex jennings the duke for the first two seasons also.
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