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Photo Edward VIII 1894 - 1972  King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, a

Photo Edward VIII 1894 - 1972  King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year. Subsequently known as Duke of Windsor.


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Queen Mary and her son Edward VIIIGlass negative, circa 1907

Queen Mary and her son Edward VIII

Glass negative, circa 1907


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Queen Victoria, c 1894, w 3 Kings King Edward VII - SonKing George V - Grandson King Edward VIII - G

Queen Victoria, c 1894, w 3 Kings 

King Edward VII - Son

King George V - Grandson 

King Edward VIII - Great Grandson


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The Prince and the Actress: When Florence Met George

Two portraits of entertainer Florence Mills. Printed on front: "Florence Mills."

© E. Azalia Hackley Collection/Detroit Public Library

Though African American performers dazzled British society and its royals since the days of Walker and Williams(who brought their minstrel revues to English shores in the early 1900s), and performers like Aida Overton Walker, Sissieretta Jones, and others were viewed as the epitome of Black glamour–there was something different about Florence…

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