1918 Duff Cooper served on the Western Front with distinction
1924-29 Duff Cooper – Tory MP for Oldham
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1925 Return to Gold
1926 General Strike
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1928-29 Duff Cooper Financial Secretary to the War Office
1929-1936 Churchill’s absence from office
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1931-4 Duff Cooper Financial Secretary to the War Office
1931 Edward met Wallis
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1934 Duff Cooper - Financial Secretary to the Treasury
November 1934 Mrs Simpson attended a party at Buckingham Palace
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1935-36 Duff Cooper - War Secretary. Italy had been at with Abyssinia
1935 Conscription introduced in Germany
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December 1935 Hoare Laval Pact
20th January 1936 King George V died Edward VIII became King
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March 1936 Germany sent troops into the Rhineland
Summer 1936 The Italians had conquered Abyssinia
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20 October 1936 Baldwin started to become actively involved in attempting to avoid a crisis Edward arranged for Wallis to live in a house in Regent’s Park paid for by Edward
21 October 1936 Rome-Berlin Axis
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27 October 1936 The Simpson’s divorce case was heard in a court in Ipswich
16th November 1936 the King summoned Baldwin to Buckingham Palace
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24th November 1936 Baldwin consulted Clement Atlee (leader of the opposition (Labour)) Archibald Sinclair (leader of the Liberals) Winston Churchill (senior politician not involved in government but who was known to be close to the king)
25th November 1936 Baldwin met the King again Germany and Italy made an alliance with Japan
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27th November 1936 Baldwin raised the issue of a morganatic marriage with the Cabinet
November 1936 Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin told the King that public opinion would not accept Wallis Simpson as queen.
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3rd December 1936 Baldwin consulted the Dominions as the King was their monarch too News of Edward’s relationship with Wallis Simpson and their proposed marriage finally broke in the British press
4th December 1936 Churchill dined with the King alone at a house on the edge of Windsor Great Park
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6th December 1936 Churchill issued a press statement
8th December 1936 Churchill made a controversial speech to the House of Commons about the abdication crisis
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9th December 1936 King Edward informed the government of his irrevocable decision to abdicate.
11th December 1936 Edward broadcast his speech of abdication
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12th December 1936 Edward’s brother, Albert the Duke of York, became king
1937 When Edward’s coronation was planned to be Duff Cooper First Lord of the Admiralty Churchill kept a low profile
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3rd May 1937 Wallis Simpson received her Absolute Decree
12 May 1937 George VI had his coronation
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28 May 1937 Baldwin ceased to be Prime minister for the last time
28 May 1937 – 10 May 1940 Chamberlain was Prime Minister
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3 June 1937 Edward and Wallis Simpson were married in France
1940-45 During WW2 Edward, Duke of Windsor was Governor of the Bahamas
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
1918 Duff Cooper served on the Western Front with distinction
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1924-29 Duff Cooper – Tory MP for Oldham
Card 3
Front
1925 Return to Gold
Back
Card 4
Front
1928-29 Duff Cooper Financial Secretary to the War Office
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Card 5
Front
1931-4 Duff Cooper Financial Secretary to the War Office
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