abdication crisis of 1936

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/abdication_crisis_of_1936

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Edward_VIII_abdication_crisis
gptkbp:category	gptkb:British_monarchy Royal succession 20th-century history of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:cause	Edward VIII's intention to marry Wallis Simpson
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date	1936
gptkbp:followedBy	reign of George VI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	abdication crisis of 1936
gptkbp:impact	succession crisis change in royal succession
gptkbp:location	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	British press international press
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Prince_Albert,_Duke_of_York gptkb:Princess_Elizabeth gptkb:Winston_Churchill gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_(The_Queen_Mother) gptkb:Queen_Mary gptkb:Stanley_Baldwin
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Church_of_England gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:Dominion_governments
gptkbp:precededBy	reign of George V
gptkbp:relatedEvent	proclamation of George VI
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Instrument_of_Abdication
gptkbp:result	abdication of Edward VIII
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:George_VI
gptkbp:topic	gptkb:Edward_VIII gptkb:Wallis_Simpson
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_Kingdom_(until_1945) gptkb:accession_of_George_VI
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7