🎧 Wallis Simpson
🎧 Betwixt the Sheets • 37m
She is surely one of the most fascinating figures in Royal history. Perceived as a bad match for Edward VIII, Wallis Simpson is at the centre of the scandal surrounding his abdication.
But what do we know about her life besides this? From childhood to exile - Anne Sebba introduces us to the Duchess of Windsor.
*WARNING there are adult words and themes in this episode*
Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Joseph Knight
Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society. A podcast by History Hit.
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