Senior Palace courtier Sir Alan 'Tommy' Lascelles told prime minister Stanley Baldwin in 1927 that it would be the 'best thing' if his boss, the future King Edward VIII, were to 'break his neck'.

Feast your eyes upon a magnificent piece of evidence to the contrary: A replica of Prince Edward’s lavish, custom-made sex chair.

King Edward VI. | Heritage Images/GettyImages On October 12, 1537, King Henry at long last had his legitimate male heir. But the joy was soon muted when Edward’s mother, Jane Seymour, passed ...

Alice and Edward's relationship continued for 12 years through his coronation as King Edward VII in 1902, and they were still together when he died in 1910.

LONDON, Jan. 21, 1936 (UP) -- His face bearing the marks of grief for his dead father, Edward Albert, Prince of Wales, was formally proclaimed King Edward VIII today by the Privy Council.

Queen Mary was so distraught when her son Edward VIII gave up the throne to marry Wallis Simpson she only spoke to him two more times.

Edward VIII: The rise and fall of Britain’s ‘Traitor King’ Lying on his death bed exactly 87 years ago, King George predicted of his heir apparent: "After I am dead, the boy will ruin ...

Second sons face the pressure and scrutiny of being crucial to ensuring succession of the monarchy. But they have no guarantee of ever becoming king.

In 1863, Edward VII, who was then known as Prince Albert Edward, married Alexandra of Denmark. Edward VII: Edward VII was the son of Queen Victoria, who was the great-granddaughter of King George III.

Despite being monarch for less than a year, King Charles already surpassed the reign of his great-uncle King Edward VIII.

Wolf Hall charts part of Henry VIII’s reign during the life of his advisor Thomas Cromwell, depicting several of his marriages and his quest to have a male heir. The BBC series sees Damian Lewis ...