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Showing Original Post only (View all)Shocking letters hidden for 76 yrs reveals Edward VIII's Abdication was orchestrated by [View all]
the Archbishop of Canterbury Cosmo Lang.
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The cause of the conflict between the King and his Archbishop appears to have been a question of style as well as traditional morality.
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He stooped to blackmail and rumour-mongering, falsely alleging that the King was mentally ill and an alcoholic.
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A devastating private letter was sent to Dawson that said: My dear Dawson, I have heard from a trustworthy source that His Majesty is mentally ill and that his obsession is due not to mere obstinacy but to a deranged mind.
More than once in the past hes shown symptoms of persecution-mania. This, even apart from the present matter, would lead almost inevitably to recurring quarrels with his ministers if he remained on the throne.
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